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Millions Like Us'? : British Culture in the Second World War.

This collection of essays brings together the latest historical research on cultural production and reception during the Second World War. Its starting point is how this war was presented to, and understood by, contemporaries and how they differentiated it from earlier conflicts. Although this was p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hayes, Nick
Otros Autores: Hill, Jeff
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Title Page; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; An 'English War', Wartime Culture and 'Millions Like Us'; British Cinema and 'The People's War'; The People's Radio: The BBC and its Audience, 1939-1945; Was it the Mirror Wot Won it? The Development of the Tabloid Press During the Second World War; A More Even Playing Field? Sport During and After the War; A Time for Hard Writers: The Impact of War on Women Writers; Safe and Sound: New Music in Wartime Britain; More Than 'Music-While-You-Eat'? Factory and Hostel Concerts, 'Good Culture' and the Workers.