Queuing for Beginners

The Story of Daily Life From Breakfast to Bedtime

Joe Moran (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2008 | Main
Profile Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-86197-841-7 (ISBN)

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Why do so many people go on about queuing? Have we always been obsessed with traffic? And why do so many of us now eat lunch at our computers - al desko? Exploring the history of these subjects as they come up during a typical day, this book tells a story about hidden social and cultural changes in Britain since the Second World War.

Why do so many people go on about queuing? Have we always been obsessed with traffic? And why do so many of us now eat lunch at our computers - al desko?

We spend our days catching buses and trains, writing emails, shopping, queuing...But we know almost nothing about these activities. Exploring the history of these subjects as they come up during a typical day, starting with eating breakfast and ending with sleeping, Joe Moran tells a story about hidden social and cultural changes in Britain since the Second World War. Drawing on his academic research on everyday life, but writing with wit and lucidity for a popular audience, he shows that we know less about ourselves than we think...

Joe Moran is a Reader in Cultural History at Liverpool John Moores University. He contributes regularly to the New Statesman, and has also written for the Times Higher Education Supplement. He has written three academic books and his most recent academic article is a history of crossing the road. He also writes poetry and children's poetry. He lives in Liverpool.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.6.2008
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	238 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Politik / Gesellschaft
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-86197-841-3 / 1861978413
ISBN-13	978-1-86197-841-7 / 9781861978417
Zustand	Neuware