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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458489103321

Titolo

Twentieth-century mass society in Britain and the Netherlands [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Bob Moore and Henk van Nierop

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Berg, 2006

ISBN

1-282-54567-1

9786612545672

1-84788-326-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MooreBob <1954->

NieropHenk F. K. van

Disciplina

940.5

Soggetti

Mass society

Popular culture - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Popular culture - Netherlands - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Between Stupidity and Creativity; Part I Politics; 2 Politics and the People; 3 Dubious Democrats; Part II Welfare; 4 The Arrival of the Welfare State in Twentieth-century Mass Society; 5 The Welfare State in Mass Society; Part III Media; 6 Media, Morality and Popular Culture; 7 The Devil's Decade and Modern Mass Communication; Part IV Leisure; 8 Leisure and Pleasure; 9 'Mass Leisure' in Britain; Part V Youth; 10 The Youth Establishment in the Netherlands in the Twentieth Century; 11 'Seized by Change, Liberated by Affluence'; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Comparing the British and Dutch experience of mass society in the twentieth century, this book considers five major areas: politics, welfare, media, leisure, and youth culture. Drawing on history, cultural studies and sociology, it offers insights into the development of modern European society.