Twentieth-Century Mass Society in Britain and the Netherlands
Contributors: Bob Moore (Editor); Henk van Nierop (Editor)
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Published: December 26, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781845205256
Subjects: British & Irish history: from c 1900 -; European history: from c 1900 -; Social history; History; History - General History; History: World; Europe; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Anthropology - Cultural; Europe - Great Britain - General; History / Great Britain; 20th century; Great Britain; Mass society; Netherlands; Popular culture
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."--