Queuing for Beginners: The Story of Daily Life From Breakfast to Bedtime

The Story of Daily Life From Breakfast to Bedtime

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, History
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Author: Joe Moran ISBN: 9781847650658
Publisher: Profile Publication: August 6, 2010
Imprint: Profile Books Language: English
Author: Joe Moran
ISBN: 9781847650658
Publisher: Profile
Publication: August 6, 2010
Imprint: Profile Books
Language: English

Why do so many people go on about queuing? Have we always been obsessed with traffic? And why do so many of us now eat lunch at our computers - al desko? We spend our days catching buses and trains, writing emails, shopping, queuing...But we know almost nothing about these activities. Exploring the history of these subjects as they come up during a typical day, starting with eating breakfast and ending with sleeping, Joe Moran tells a story about hidden social and cultural changes in Britain since the Second World War. Drawing on his academic research on everyday life, but writing with wit and lucidity for a popular audience, he shows that we know less about ourselves than we think...

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Why do so many people go on about queuing? Have we always been obsessed with traffic? And why do so many of us now eat lunch at our computers - al desko? We spend our days catching buses and trains, writing emails, shopping, queuing...But we know almost nothing about these activities. Exploring the history of these subjects as they come up during a typical day, starting with eating breakfast and ending with sleeping, Joe Moran tells a story about hidden social and cultural changes in Britain since the Second World War. Drawing on his academic research on everyday life, but writing with wit and lucidity for a popular audience, he shows that we know less about ourselves than we think...

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