In this original volume, Jennifer J. Purcell and Fiona Courage
curate and contextualize Mass-Observation’s rich archival
materials on the British popular imagination of the monarchy and
the royal family between 1937 and 2022. A 2016 telephone poll of
British adults by Ipsos Mori conducted on the occasion of Queen
Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday declared that ‘the monarchy
remains as popular as ever’. The survey also found that a
substantial majority favored a monarchy over a republic. What lies
behind the generalisations and statistical data generated by such
opinion polls? How does the British public imagine the monarchy and
its role in British society and governance? What is the
relationship between the British people and the Crown? Using
material from the social research organisation, Mass-Observation,
which has been asking these questions for over 80 years,
Reflections on British Royalty gets to the heart of these issues
and more besides. From the coronation of George VI in 1937 to the
wake of Elizabeth II's death– via war, weddings, a jubilee and a
tragedy – this book incorporates everything from diaries and
detailed responses to questionnaires, to children’s essays on
royalty, internal organisational documents and published reports on
popular attitudes to royalty in order to reveal the true nature of
Britain’s relationship with its monarchy in the modern era.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Mass-Observation Critical Series |
| Release date: |
February 2024 |
| Editors: |
Jennifer J. Purcell
• Fiona Courage
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
304 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-10714-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-350-10714-X |
| Barcode: |
9781350107144 |
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