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The social-research organization Mass-Observation was founded in 1937. In this book, the true extent and significance of Mass-Observation's unique role in the formation of postwar Britain's idea of itself through the examination of everyday life across the long twentieth century. An excell...

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Main Author: Hubble, Nick (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Cultural History.
Cultural Studies.
Geology.
Media Studies.
Methodology of the Social Sciences.
Social History.
Civilization > History.
Communication.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Popular culture > Study and teaching.
Social history.
Social sciences.
Electronic books.
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Summary:The social-research organization Mass-Observation was founded in 1937. In this book, the true extent and significance of Mass-Observation's unique role in the formation of postwar Britain's idea of itself through the examination of everyday life across the long twentieth century. An excellent guide to Mass-Observation and the period generally, this scholarly work also provides surprising insights into the role social research has played in the development of policy and mass democracy.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 277 pages)
ISBN:9780230503144
DOI:10.1057/9780230503144