Popular Culture and Working-Class Taste in Britain, 1930-39: A Round of Cheap Diversions?

by Robert James

Book Overview

This is a landmark study which examines the film and reading tastes of working-class consumers in 1930s Britain. Drawing on a wealth of original research, Robert James argues that working-class consumers used popular film and fiction to answer a range of cultural and social needs in this tumultuous decade.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719095522
• ISBN13: 9780719095528
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"