A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46
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Introduction 2
Purposes of the Inquiry 2
Summary and Conclusions 3
Explanatory notes 4
I. The Audience 6
The Number of Books seen by different Groups 6
A Reserve Audience for M.O.I. Books 11
Who buys the Books? 14
Why were Books bought? 15
Is a new type of Public being reached by M.O.I. Publications? 17
II. Reception 23
Opinion on Government Publication 23
Why are the Books appreciated? 25
III. Preferences 27
(1) The Enthusiasts 27
(2) The General Audience 30
The Extent to which the Books were read 34
What Conclusions might be drawn from these preferences. 35
The Questionnaire 36
The Sample 38
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