Twentieth-Century Mass Society in Britain and the Netherlands
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Twentieth-Century Mass Society in Britain and the Netherlands

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  2. English
  3. PDF
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Twentieth-Century Mass Society in Britain and the Netherlands

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From the beginning of the nineteenth century, Western Europe witnessed the emergence of a 'mass' society. Grand social processes, such as urbanization, industrialization and democratization, blurred the previous sharp distinctions that had divided society. This massive transformation is central to our understanding of modern society. Comparing the British and Dutch experience of mass society in the twentieth century, this book considers five major areas: politics, welfare, media, leisure and youth culture. In each section, two well-known specialists - one from each country - examine the conditions behind the rise of a mass society, and show how these conditions were distinctively British or Dutch. Drawing on history, cultural studies and sociology, the authors bring new insight into the development of modern European society.

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Yes, you can access Twentieth-Century Mass Society in Britain and the Netherlands by Bob Moore, Henk van Nierop in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & 20th Century History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2006
Print ISBN
9781845205256
eBook ISBN
9781847883261
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Contributors
  3. Preface
  4. 1 Between Stupidity and Creativity
  5. Part I Politics
  6. 2 Politics and the People
  7. 3 Dubious Democrats
  8. Part II Welfare
  9. 4 The Arrival of the Welfare State in Twentieth-century Mass Society
  10. 5 The Welfare State in Mass Society
  11. Part III Media
  12. 6 Media, Morality and Popular Culture
  13. 7 The Devil’s Decade and Modern Mass Communication
  14. Part IV Leisure
  15. 8 Leisure and Pleasure
  16. 9 ā€˜Mass Leisure’ in Britain
  17. Part V Youth
  18. 10 The Youth Establishment in the Netherlands in the Twentieth Century
  19. 11 ā€˜Seized by Change, Liberated by Affluence’
  20. Index