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Observing America: what mass-observation reveals about British views of the USA
Since its foundation in 1937, the social research organisation Mass-Observation has systematically documented the opinions of a British public experiencing profound societal change. This includes the most extensive data available on grassroots attitudes towards the USA, from the outbreak of the Second World War to the final phase of the Cold War. Most of the scholarship on Anglo-American relations focuses on the political and diplomatic elites of Britain and the USA. The extent to which their interaction reflected and reinforced public opinion is seldom considered. This article uses the Mass-Observation archive to situate elite interaction within the broader context of public opinion. In so doing, it assesses the extent to which British political leaders have in their dealings with the USA represented the views of the electorate they serve.
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Journal of Transatlantic StudiesISSN
1479-4012Publisher
Palgrave MacmillanExternal DOI
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3Volume
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296-313Department affiliated with
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2020-08-03First Open Access (FOA) Date
2021-06-30First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2020-08-04Usage metrics
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