James Hinton (1) (1942–)
Autore di Nine Wartime Lives: Mass Observation and the Making of the Modern Self
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Now James Hinton, whose acclaimed Nine Wartime Lives demonstrated how the intensely personal writing of some of MO's volunteers could be used to shed light on broader historical issues, has written a vivid and evocative account which does justice not only to the two founders whose tempestuous mostra altro relationship dominated the early years of Mass-Observation, but also to the dozens of creative and imaginative, and until now largely unknown, young enthusiasts whose work helped to organize and run the project. The history of the organisation itself-the staff, the research methods, the struggle for funding, MO's characteristic 'voice', and its role in the cultural and political life of the period-are themselves as interesting as any of the themes that the founders set out to document. This long-awaited and deeply researched history corrects and revises much of our existing knowledge of Mass-Observation, and opens up new and important perspectives on the organisation. mostra meno
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The author takes nine WWII Mass Observation diarists and examines how a sense of self is created / maintained at war time, and how the common myths of community in wartime experiences hold up against the actual experiences of these very different individuals. It makes a clear point that you can't generalise from these individuals, but light is particularly thrown on women's and pacifists' stories, which is interesting. Useful and interesting in itself.