Leisure and Cultural Conflict in Twentieth-Century Britain

Informationen zum Autor Brett Bebber is Assistant Professor of History at Old Dominion University Klappentext A collection of articles addressing research trends in the history of British leisure while also presenting a wide range of articles on cultural conflict and leisure in the twentieth century. It includes innovative research on a number of topics, including television, cinema, the circus, women's leisure, dance, football and drug culture. 'A valuable contribution to leisure history. It deserves to be included on reading lists and study guides relating to 20th-century leisure and sports history courses.' John Griffiths, Reviews in History, June 2013 -- . Zusammenfassung A collection of articles addressing research trends in the history of British leisure while also presenting a wide range of articles on cultural conflict and leisure in the twentieth century. It includes innovative research on a number of topics, including television, cinema, the circus, women’s leisure, dance, football and drug culture. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: contextualising leisure history1. Jeffrey Hill - Leisure and historiography in twentieth-century Britain2. Allison Abra - The evolution of popular dancing in Britain in the 1920s3. Brad Beaven - Mass commercial leisure and working-class cultures in 1930s Britain4. Sandra Dawson - Selling the circus: Englishness, circus fans and democracy in Britain, 1920-455. Kelly Boyd - The western and British identity on British Television in the 1950s6. Brett Bebber - 'The misuse of leisure': football violence, politics and family values in 1970s Britain7. Chad Martin - Permissive claptrap: cannabis law and the legacy of the 1960s8. Cécile Doustaly - Women and leisure in Britain: a socio-historical approach to twentieth-century trendsIndex

Product details

• Authors: Brett Bebber, Bebber Brett
• Assisted by: Allison Abra (Editor), Brad Beaven (Editor), Brett Bebber (Editor), Bebber Brett (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.07.2012
• EAN: 9780719087042
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8704-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Studies in Popular Culture; Studies in Popular Culture (Ha; Studies in Popular Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, European History, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history