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Autore |
James Robert <1968-> |
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Titolo |
Popular culture and working-class taste in Britain, 1930-39 [[electronic resource] ] : a round of cheap diversions? / / Robert James |
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Manchester, U.K. ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-84779-755-5 |
1-78170-244-6 |
1-84779-312-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in popular culture |
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Soggetti |
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Working class - Recreation - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Great Britain Civilization 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [250]-256) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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'The people's amusement': the growth in cinema-going and reading habits -- 'Fouling civilisation?: official attitudes towards popular film and literature -- Trade attitudes towards audience taste -- 'What made you put that rubbish on?': national trends in film popularity -- 'The appearance as an added incentive': national trends in literature popularity -- 'A very profitable enterprise': South Wales Miners' Institutes -- 'Gunmen, rustlers and a damsel in distress': working-class tastes in Derby -- 'The home of the brave"? working -class tastes in Portsmouth -- Popular film and literature: textual analyses -- Conclusion: 'giving the public what it wants'. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines the relationship between class and culture in 1930's Britain. Focusing on the reading and cinema-going tastes of the working classes, Robert James' landmark study combines rigorous historical analysis with a close textual reading of visual and written sources to appraise the role of popular leisure in this fascinating decade.Drawing on a wealth of original research, this lively and accessible book adds immeasurably to our knowledge of working-class leisure pursuits in this contentious period. It is a key intervention in the field, providing both an imaginative approach to the |
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