Holiday Camps in Twentieth-Century Britain - Packaging Pleasure

Informationen zum Autor Sandra Dawson is an Instructor in History and Women's Studies at Northern Illinois University Klappentext This book tells the fascinating story of the Butlin and Warner holiday camp chains that emerged in the 1930s. The camps became a cultural phenomenon deeply enmeshed in the social and cultural history of twentieth century Britain. 'This is an excellent book that examines the history of holiday camps and paid holidays.' Brad Beaven, English Historical Review, vol 128, no 530, February 2013 -- . Zusammenfassung This book tells the fascinating story of the Butlin and Warner holiday camp chains that emerged in the 1930s. The camps became a cultural phenomenon deeply enmeshed in the social and cultural history of twentieth century Britain. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Creating a culture for leisure1. Imagining consumers: Working-class families and paid holidays2. Building the luxury holiday camp industry3. Advertising holiday camp culture and inventing social harmony4. War and the business of leisure5. The 'People's Peace': Postwar pleasure and austerity6. Planned pleasure, labour shortages and consumer resistanceEpilogueSelect BibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Sandra Dawson, Sandra Trudgen Dawson, Trudgen Dawson Sandra, SANDRA TRUDGEN DAWSON
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2011
• EAN: 9780719080715
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8071-5
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Studies in Popular Culture; Studies in Popular Culture (Ha
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous