Nine wartime lives : Mass-Observation and the making of the modern self / James Hinton.
| Author/creator | Hinton, James |
| Other author | Mass-Observation (Firm) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. |
| Description | vi, 258 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Mass-Observation and the making of the modern self |
| Contents | Nella Last : nation before husband -- Gertrude Glover : moral guardian -- Mary Clayton : bombed out and keeping going -- Eleanor Humphries : serving genius -- Lillian Rogers : Birmingham flaneuse -- Ernest van Someren : the good life -- Denis Argent : between the acts -- The Waltons : a democratic marriage. |
| Summary | In this work, James Hinton uses diaries kept by nine 'ordinary' people in wartime Britain to re-evaluate the social history of the Second World War, and to reflect on the 20th-century making of the modern self. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009034124 |
| ISBN | 9780199574667 (hardback : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0199574669 (hardback : acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D744.7.G7 H56 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |