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British working class identity, tv and affluence 1954 -1964

British working class identity, tv and affluence 1954 -1964

The dramatic increase in standards of living for British working class people from the mid 1950s onwards was accompanied by anxieties that an entire way of life and working class culture would be lost.Explaining History is funded through advertising...

Explaining History · Nick Shepley

July 23, 201826m 1s

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The dramatic increase in standards of living for British working class people from the mid 1950s onwards was accompanied by anxieties that an entire way of life and working class culture would be lost.


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