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Britain by Mass-observation

Book
1939 (Published)
Place of origin
England (Published)

246 pages with 1 illustration

Object details

Category
National Art Library
Object type
Book
TitleBritain 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 createdJuly 4, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1501140/britain-by-mass-observation-book/
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