Queuing for Beginners: The Story of Daily Life from Breakfast to Bedtime - Couverture rigide

Moran, Joe

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1861978367 ISBN 13 : 9781861978363

Editeur : Profile Books Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

Radio 4 Book of the Week from 28th May. We spend our days catching buses and trains, tapping away at computers, shopping, queuing, lying on sofas... But we know almost nothing about these activities. Exploring the history of these subjects as they come up during a typical day, starting with breakfast and ending with bedtime, Joe Moran shows that they conceal all kinds of hidden histories and meanings. By looking closely at the normally unobserved, he tells a story about social and cultural change in Britain and the Western world, in particular since the Second World War. And along the way connections become apparent between what seem unrelated phenomena - pubs and the weather forecast, or sandwiches and commuting, or smoking and gossip.Drawing on his academic research on everyday life, but writing with wit and lucidity for a popular audience, Joe Moran shows that we know less about ourselves than we think...

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Joe Moran is Professor of English and Cultural History at Liverpool John Moores University. He contributes regularly to the Guardian and other newspapers. His book On Roads was longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and, together with his previous book, Queuing for Beginners, received unanimous critical acclaim.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Profile Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1861978367
• ISBN 13: 9781861978363
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible