Mass Observation and Everyday Life: Culture, History, Theory

by Nick Hubble and N Hubble

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230247881
• ISBN13: 9780230247888
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"