Cinemas and cinema-going in the United Kingdom : decades of decline, 1945-65 /
Cinema-going was the most popular commercial leisure activity in the first half of the twentieth century, peaking in 1946 with 1.6 billion recorded admissions. Though 'going to the pictures' remained a popular pastime, the transition to peacetime altered citizens' leisure habits. Duri...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Royal Historical Society, Institute of Historical Research, University of London Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | New historical perspectives.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Cinema-going was the most popular commercial leisure activity in the first half of the twentieth century, peaking in 1946 with 1.6 billion recorded admissions. Though 'going to the pictures' remained a popular pastime, the transition to peacetime altered citizens' leisure habits. During the 1950s increased affluence, the growth of television ownership and the diversification of leisure led to rapid declines in attendance. Cinema attendances fell in all regions, but the speed, nature and extent of decline varied widely across the United Kingdom. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-224) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781912702367 1912702363 |