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Popular Culture and Working-Class Taste in Britain, 1930-39: A Round of Cheap Diversions? Hardcover - 2010

by Robert James


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This book examines the relationship between class and culture in 1930s 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 subject and an abundance of new material to analyse, thus making it an undergraduate and postgraduate 'must-have'. It will be a particularly welcome addition for anyone interested in the fields of cultural and social history, as well as film, cultural and literary studies.

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  • Title Popular Culture and Working-Class Taste in Britain, 1930-39: A Round of Cheap Diversions?
  • Author Robert James
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Manchester University Press
  • Date 2010-07-01
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780719080258 / 0719080258
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.1 in (23.37 x 15.75 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - Civilization - 20th century, Working class - Recreation - Great Britain -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011286060
  • Dewey Decimal Code 790.19

About the author

Robert James is Senior Lecturer in Cultural and Social History at the University of Portsmouth
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