The Culture of the English People
Iron Age to the Industrial Revolution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23785736 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Norman J G Pounds (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Publication date | 1994-05-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Culture of the English People (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511561306 |
| OpenAlex | W4244187463 |
| ISBN | 9780511561306 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
This wide-ranging book, first published in 1994, traces the development of popular culture in England from the Iron Age, when it first becomes apparent as a whole, to the eighteenth century. The concept of popular culture is here taken to be the body of ideas which is held by a people about itself and its environment, both physical and social, together with the tools and artefacts through which its members related to one another and to the outside world; it follows therefore that the general theme of the book is peoples' attitude to, and use of, their environment. After a short discussion of the Prehistoric and Roman cultures the book deals in depth with the essential foundations - shelter and housing, warmth and security, furnishings and domestic convenience, food and its preparation, and ultra-familial and ultra-communal relations. A separate chapter is devoted to the culture of towns. The text is illustrated throughout by objects, artefacts and structures, many of which are visual representations of earlier cultures.
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Media studies · Prehistory · Sociology · Theme (computing) · Architecture and Cultural Influences · Computer Science · History · Scottish History and National Identity
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2023 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |