ISBN:
9781847883261
,
9781845205256
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (206 pages)
Edition:
1st ed
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Moore, Bob Twentieth-Century Mass Society in Britain and the Netherlands
DDC:
306.0941
Keywords:
Geschichte 1900-2000
;
Geschichte 1900-2000
;
Geschichte
;
Mass society
;
Popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
;
Popular culture -- Netherlands -- History -- 20th century
;
Massengesellschaft
;
Großbritannien
;
Niederlande
;
Großbritannien
;
Niederlande
;
Konferenzschrift 2003
;
Konferenzschrift 2003
;
Großbritannien
;
Massengesellschaft
;
Niederlande
;
Geschichte 1900-2000
Abstract:
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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