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