03697nam 2200769 a 450 991096894110332120240313075736.097818477975511847797555978178170244417817024469781847793126184779312610.7765/9781847793126(CKB)2560000000085675(EBL)1069651(OCoLC)818847417(SSID)ssj0000712829(PQKBManifestationID)12296314(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712829(PQKBWorkID)10649332(PQKB)11279751(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085777(OCoLC)1132657269(MdBmJHUP)muse78018(Au-PeEL)EBL1069651(CaPaEBR)ebr10623391(CaONFJC)MIL843668(iGPub)MUPB0000891(MiAaPQ)EBC1069651(MiAaPQ)EBC4083758(DE-B1597)660465(DE-B1597)9781847793126(Perlego)1525848(EXLCZ)99256000000008567520110329d2010 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrPopular culture and working-class taste in Britain, 1930-39 a round of cheap diversions? /Robert James1st ed.Manchester, 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.9780719095528 0719095522 9780719080258 0719080258 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 centuryWorking classRecreationHistory790.1/9James Robert1968-724849MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910968941103321Popular culture and working-class taste in Britain, 1930-394354189UNINA