Mass Observation and Everyday Life: Culture, History, Theory

Mass Observation and Everyday Life: Culture, History, Theory
ISBN-10
0230503144
ISBN-13
9780230503144
Category
Social Science
Pages
277
Language
English
Published
2005-11-01
Publisher
Springer
Author
N. Hubble

Description

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.

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