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The meanings of home in postwar Britain
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-08, 07:31 authored by Claire LanghamerThis article explores the meanings of 'home' in postwar Britain: how was home situated in public discourse and what was the relationshp between public perception, individual desire and material reality? It considers the extent to which the British home was re-made in these years asking whether domesticity 1950s-style was distinct from previous models and exploring the degree of penetration achieved by a home-centred model. The aticle draws upon life history sources and social survey materials that allow access to subjective understandings of 'home'. In particular, it employs evidence collected by the pioneering British social investigative organization, Mass-Observation, to explore both historically-sited meanings of home and recently-solicited memories of the postwar period.
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
Journal of Contemporary HistoryISSN
0022-0094Publisher
SAGE PublicationsExternal DOI
Issue
2Volume
40Page range
341-362Pages
22.0Department affiliated with
- History Publications
Full text available
- No
Peer reviewed?
- Yes