{"product_id":"9781847797551","title":"Popular culture and working-class taste in Britain, 1930-39: A round of cheap diversions?","description":"This book examines the relationship between class and culture in 1930s Britain. Focusing on the reading and cinema-going tastes of the working classes, Robert James' landmark study combines rigorous historical analysis with a close textual reading of visual and written sources to appraise the role of popular leisure in this fascinating decade.  Drawing on a wealth of original research, this lively and accessible book adds immeasurably to our knowledge of working-class leisure pursuits in this contentious period. It is a key intervention in the field, providing both an imaginative approach to the subject and an abundance of new material to analyse, thus making it an undergraduate and postgraduate 'must-have'. It will be a particularly welcome addition for anyone interested in the fields of cultural and social history, as well as film, cultural and literary studies.","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153287692528,"sku":"9781847797551","price":22.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781847797551_p0.jpg?v=1763748410","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781847797551","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}