The Victorian studies reader / edited by Kelly Boyd and Rohan McWilliam.
The Victorian studies reader / edited by Kelly Boyd and Rohan McWilliam.
The Victorian studies reader / edited by Kelly Boyd and Rohan McWilliam.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Date
2007.
Call Numbers
N941.081/86 , G 2018/1188
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xv, 439 pages ; 26 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Rethinking the Victorians / Kelly Boyd and Rohan McWilliam -- pt. 1. Periodisation -- 1. Should we abandon the idea of the Victorian period? / Richard Price -- pt. 2. Economy -- 2. Can culture explain economic decline? / Martin Wiener -- 3. Gentlemanly ca...
pt. 5. Space -- 8. Public spaces in the Victorian city / Simon Gunn -- pt. 6. Politics high and low -- 9. Liberalism and government / Jonathan Parry -- 10. Radicalism, language and class / Gareth Stedman Jones -- 11. Gender and radicalism / Anna Clark -- pt. 7. Morality -- 12. In defence of the Vict...
pt. 11. Gender and the family -- 20. Separate spheres / Leonore Davidoff and Catherine Hall -- 21. Men and domesticity / John Tosh -- 22. Working-class family strategies / Ellen Ross -- pt. 12. Sexuality -- 23. Working-class sexuality / Michael Mason -- 24. The meaning of the prostitute / Lynda Nead...
Publication information
Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"The Victorian Studies Reader gathers together, in one volume, some of the key pieces on Victorian history, society and culture. The book draws on new trends in looking at the Victorian Age and includes sections on periodization, politics, consumerism, intellectual life, sexuality, and empire. The Victorian Studies Reader is a rich resource, essent...
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The Victorian studies reader / edited by Kelly Boyd and Rohan McWilliam.
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Routledge readers in history
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N941.081/86 , G 2018/1188
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74VK7GQyZdrO
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ISBN
0415355796 (pbk.) :
9780415355780 (hbk.) :
0415355788 (hbk.) :
9780415355797 (pbk.) :
DDC
941.081
MMS ID
991022878089702626
