Abrams Workers' Culture in Imperial Germany

Leisure and Recreation in the Rhineland and Westphalia
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-1-134-90254-5
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abrams, Lynn

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Introduction Part I: A Time and a Place for Leisure The Industrial Environment Time and Inclination Ability to Pay Conclusions Part II: The Industrialization of Popular Culture The Traditional Festival The Working-Class Parish Fair Conflicts and Resolutions The Segregation of Festival Culture Conclusions Part III: The Lubricant of Leisure Patterns of Consumption Workplace Drinking Drink and the Family Drink and the Labour Movement Conclusions Part IV: From the Street to the Stage Street Entertainment The Taming of Popular Entertainment Tingel-Tangels and Music Halls The Dance Craze Conclusions Part V: The Organization of Leisure Preconditions of Organization Beginnings of Associational Life An Alternative Associational Movement Club Life Conclusions Part VI: The Struggle for Control The Social Question and Rational Recreation Useful Pursuits Lungs of the City Conclusions Part VII: From Control to Commercialization Entertaining the Masses The Rise of the Cinema Commercial Culture versus Working-Class Culture The Triumph of Commercial Culture? Conclusions Part VIII: Conclusions Bibliography; Index