Britain by Mass-observation

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246 pages with 1 illustration

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Category	National Art Library
Object type	Book
Title	Britain by Mass-observation (published title)
Brief description	Book, "Britain by Mass-observation", Charles Madge and Tom Harrisson, Harmondsworth, Penguin Books, 1939
Physical description	246 pages with 1 illustration
Dimensions	Height: 18cm (Note: Taken from NAL catalogue)
Gallery label	(- Dec 2019) Penguin Books' success in the immediate pre-war years was largely due to the Penguin Specials, a series especially commisioned to address the political and social crisis. Britain by Mass Observation was an example of 'anthropology at home'. It was run by the left-wing poet Charles Madge, anthropologist Tom Harrisson and documentary film-maker Humphrey Jennings. V&A Museum 20th Century Gallery
Object history	First published January 1939
Other numbers	38041989071154 - NAL barcode S890332 - NAL Pressmark
Collection	National Art Library
Library number	38041989071154

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Record created	July 4, 2019
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1501140/britain-by-mass-observation-book/

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