03388nam 2200637 a 450 991046566090332120200520144314.01-78170-244-61-84779-312-6(CKB)2560000000085675(EBL)1069651(OCoLC)818847417(SSID)ssj0000712829(PQKBManifestationID)12296314(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712829(PQKBWorkID)10649332(PQKB)11279751(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085777(MiAaPQ)EBC1069651(MiAaPQ)EBC4083758(OCoLC)1132657269(MdBmJHUP)muse78018(Au-PeEL)EBL1069651(CaPaEBR)ebr10623391(CaONFJC)MIL843668(EXLCZ)99256000000008567520110329d2010 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrPopular culture and working-class taste in Britain, 1930-39[electronic resource] a round of cheap diversions? /Robert JamesManchester, U.K. ;New York Manchester University Press Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave Macmillanc20101 online resource (289 p.)Studies in popular cultureDescription based upon print version of record.0-7190-9552-2 0-7190-8025-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [250]-256) and index.'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'.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 theStudies in popular culture (Manchester, England)Working classRecreationGreat BritainHistory20th centuryGreat BritainCivilization20th centuryElectronic books.Working classRecreationHistory790.1/9James Robert1968-724849MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465660903321Popular culture and working-class taste in Britain, 1930-392471480UNINA