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

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Berg, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.5
• Soggetto topico: Mass society; Popular culture - Great Britain - History - 20th century; Popular culture - Netherlands - History - 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MooreBob <1954-> NieropHenk F. K. van
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Twentieth-century mass society in Britain and the Netherlands
• ISBN: 1-282-54567-1; 9786612545672; 1-84788-326-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458489103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II