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Propaganda and the role of the state in inter-war Britain
- Title
- Propaganda and the role of the state in inter-war Britain / Mariel Grant.
- Author
- Grant, Mariel.
- Publication
- Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | JN329.P8 G725 1994 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 284 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Summary
- This is a study of government publicity activities in Britain between the wars. Mariel Grant focuses on the development of public relations bureaux and information services in Whitehall. She shows how during the inter-war period publicity came to be regarded as a legitimate and necessary task of democratic government, and that although government departments pursued propaganda activities with different motives and divergent perspectives, they adopted a similar approach to both the tool and their audience. Dr Grant explores a variety of different issues and campaigns, including the Post Office's attempts to make the public 'telephone conscious', the Ministry of Health's sexual education efforts, and the multi-departmental and protracted 'Drink More Milk' campaign. She shows how the experiences and developments of the 1920s and 1930s contributed to the decision in 1939 to establish the propaganda ministry designed to manage wartime publicity and shape public opinion.
- The book offers valuable insights into the nature of propaganda and its management, and contributes to our understanding of the changing role of the state in modern British society.
- Series Statement
- Oxford historical monographs
- Uniform Title
- Oxford historical monographs
- Subject
- Großbritannien Government
- Großbritannien Consulate Frankfurt am Main
- 1900-1999
- Government publicity > Great Britain > History > 20th century
- Public Health > history
- Nutritional Physiological Phenomena > history
- 15.70 history of Europe
- Government publicity
- Politics and government
- Propaganda
- Publizität
- Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
- Regierung
- Propaganda
- Great Britain > Politics and government > 1910-1936
- Great Britain > Politics and government > 1936-1945
- Great Britain
- Großbritannien
- Great Britain > Politics and government > 1901-1936
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [254]-274) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Perceptions of Propaganda in Inter-War Britain: An Overview -- 3. The Stationery Office and Government Information -- 4. 'Bringing Alive' the Post Office -- 5. Health Publicity 1919-1939 -- 6. 'Drink More Milk' -- 7. Centralization Rebuffed: 1935-1946 -- 8. Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 0198204442
- 9780198204442
- LCCN
- 94015546
- OCLC
- ocm30357720
- 30357720
- SCSB-2041209
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library