James Hinton
The Mass Observers: A History, 1937-1949
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199671045
- author:
- James Hinton
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- OUP Oxford
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 448
- Dimensions:
- 6.20 (w) x 9.30 (h) x 1.30 (d)
- Genre:
- British History - General & Miscellaneous
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Mass Observers: A History, 1937-1949 by James Hinton This is the first full-scale history of Mass-Observation, an independent social research organisation that documented the attitudes and everyday lives of the British people between 1937 and 1949. Through a combination of anthropological fieldwork, opinion surveys, and written testimony from hundreds of volunteers, Mass-Observation created a vast archive of popular life during a tumultuous decade. The history of Mass-Observation is as fascinating as its subject matter. The organisation's founders, their staff, research methods, struggles for funding, and characteristic 'voice' are all explored in detail. This long-awaited account corrects and revises much of our existing knowledge of Mass-Observation, opening up new perspectives on the organisation and cementing it as the authoritative history for years to come. By shedding light on the lives of the people who contributed to this archive, James Hinton has written a vivid and evocative account that brings the story of Mass-Observation to life.
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