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  Queuing for Beginners: The Story of Daily Life from Breakfast to Bedtime (Paperback) By (author) Joe Moran

  

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  Short Description for Queuing for BeginnersWhy 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? Exploring the history of these subjects as they come up during a typical day, this book tells a story about hidden social and cultural changes in Britain since the Second World War.
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  • Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
  • Published: 26 June 2008
  • Format: Paperback 288 pages
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  • Categories: Society & Culture: General | Cultural Studies | Social & Cultural History
  • ISBN 13: 9781861978417 ISBN 10: 1861978413
  • Sales rank: 213,068

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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...