| Twentieth-Century Mass Society in Britain and the Netherlands Contributor(s): Moore, Bob (Editor), Van Nierop, Henk (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1845205251 ISBN-13: 9781845205256 Publisher: Berg Publishers OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: 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.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--look at the conditions in the rise of a mass society, drawing on history, cultural studies and sociology, to bring new insight into the development of modern European society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 940.5 |
| LCCN: 2006021127 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.37" W x 9.18" (0.96 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Van Nierop, Henk: - Henk van Nierop is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Amsterdam, and Director of the Amsterdam Centre for the Study of the Golden Age.Moore, Bob: - Bob Moore is Professor of Twentieth-Century European History at the University of Sheffield. |