{"product_id":"christmasa-history-paperback","title":"ChristmasA History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Connelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an original perspective on the West's most enduring social and cultural institution. The author covers all the vital themes contributing to the modern Christmas: its Anglo-German origins and the idea of the bourgeois Christmas expressing family virtues; the need for a touchstone with the past in an age of rapid expansion and thus the myth of Merrie England; and the revival of English music: in short, all the elements making up the modern Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Connelly is Reuters Lecturer in Media and Propaganda History at the University of Kent at Canterbury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713368133695,"sku":"9781780763613","price":77.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ea8eeaa99ab8eb0cb010fbf71643be4d.webp?v=1765064420","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/christmasa-history-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}