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Twentieth-century mass society in Britain and the Netherlands / edited by Bob Moore and Henk van Nierop.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mass society.
- Popular culture--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Popular culture.
- Popular culture--Netherlands--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (206 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612545672
- 9781282545670
- 1282545671
- 9781847883261
- 1847883265
- OCLC:
- 290552373
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