{"product_id":"mass-observation-text-context-and-analysis-of-the-pioneering-pamphlet-and-movement-paperback","title":"Mass-Observation: Text, Context and Analysis of the Pioneering Pamphlet and Movement - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLucy D. Curzon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJennifer J. Purcell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reproduces the original 1937 founding pamphlet of Mass-Observation - the compelling social research project that ran for decades in the mid-20th century - with expert commentary throughout. It also features brand new supporting essays by and informative interviews with prominent scholars of Mass-Observation which reflect on the organisation, its origins and its influence on multiple academic disciplines, including history, sociology and anthropology. An introductory essay by the editor synthesizes the arguments of this material, as well as contributing vital historical context and suggestions for ways in which other disciplines might benefit from the use of Mass-Observation approaches and archival material. There is also a chronology of Mass-Observation, its publications and major figures associated with it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMass-Observation offers an unparalleled wealth of insights into the lived experiences of Britons in the 20th century and this volume provides the best introduction to it available, familiarizing you with both the original Mass-Observation aims and what value this fascinating material carries for us today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer J. Purcell \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of History at Saint Michael's College in Vermont, USA. Using Mass-Observation diaries and directives, her first book, \u003ci\u003e Domestic Soldiers \u003c\/i\u003e(2010), seeks to understand the day-to-day lives of six women on the home front during the Second World War. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMother of the BBC: Mabel Constanduros and the Development of Light Entertainment on the BBC, 1925-1957\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2020) and editor of \u003ci\u003eMass Observation: Text, Context and Analysis of the Pioneering Pamphlet and Movement\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2023) and \u003ci\u003eReflections on British Royalty: Mass Observation and the Monarchy, 1937-2022\u003c\/i\u003e (with Fiona Courage; Bloomsbury, 2024).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46593694400709,"sku":"9781350226470","price":57.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/OPvqW91D4t9781350226470.webp?v=1785076058","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/mass-observation-text-context-and-analysis-of-the-pioneering-pamphlet-and-movement-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}