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Robert James - Popular Culture and Working–Class Taste in Britain, 1930–39, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

Popular Culture and Working–Class Taste in Britain, 1930–39

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Av Robert James

Del i serien Studies in Popular Culture

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

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'This is an excellently nuanced book ...an impressive first book'Keith Laybourn, History'An exemplary piece of social and cultural history: meticulously researched, cogently argued, imaginative in its approach. It deserves to be afforded major intellectual currency not just in British film studies but also in the social history of working-class life and practices'James Chapman, Journal of British Cinema and Television'Essential reading for anybody interested in 1930s British society', Daniel Hucker, Gender and History'James makes a convincing argument for the distinctiveness and complexity of working-class taste in this period. He also offers a compelling view of the importance of working-class consumer preference in shaping the provision of film and literature in working-class communities'Andrew August, Labour History Review

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