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Gary Cross
Worktowners at Blackpool [PDF ebook]
Mass-Observation and Popular Leisure in the 1930s

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Couverture du Gary Cross: Worktowners at Blackpool (PDF)

Gary Cross publishes the findings of this largely forgotten study by the Mass-Observers who followed the annual pilgrimage of labourers to Blackpool, hoping to discover what attracted workers to this centre of Victorian culture.

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Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 256 ● ISBN 9780203993293 ● Maison d’édition Taylor and Francis ● Publié 1990 ● Téléchargeable 6 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2304289 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM

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