The Pub and the People
Author: Mass Observation
Binding: Hardback
Published: Victor Gollancz, London , 1943
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Yellowed and foxed spine. Worn boards. Shaky binding. Cracked hinges. no loose pages.
This landmark work of social observation presents a vivid study of wartime British life, chronicling the habits, conversations and communal rituals that shaped the pub as a social institution. It illustrates how ordinary men and women used the public house as a space for companionship, recreation and informal democracy, detailing the rhythms, behaviours and unspoken rules that defined one of Britain’s most enduring communal settings.
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The Pub and the People
Author: Mass Observation
Binding: Hardback
Published: Victor Gollancz, London , 1943
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Yellowed and foxed spine. Worn boards. Shaky binding. Cracked hinges. no loose pages.
This landmark work of social observation presents a vivid study of wartime British life, chronicling the habits, conversations and communal rituals that shaped the pub as a social institution. It illustrates how ordinary men and women used the public house as a space for companionship, recreation and informal democracy, detailing the rhythms, behaviours and unspoken rules that defined one of Britain’s most enduring communal settings.
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Author: Mass Observation
Binding: Hardback
Published: Victor Gollancz, London , 1943
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Yellowed and foxed spine. Worn boards. Shaky binding. Cracked hinges. no loose pages.
This landmark work of social observation presents a vivid study of wartime British life, chronicling the habits, conversations and communal rituals that shaped the pub as a social institution. It illustrates how ordinary men and women used the public house as a space for companionship, recreation and informal democracy, detailing the rhythms, behaviours and unspoken rules that defined one of Britain’s most enduring communal settings.
