Queen Victoria's secrets / Adrienne Munich.
Queen Victoria's secrets / Adrienne Munich.
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, c1996.
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N941.081/34
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Language
English
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Physical content
xx, 254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Elements of Power -- 2. Genealogies in Her Closet -- 3. Dressing the Body Politic -- 4. Imperial Tears -- 5. Queen of a Certain Age -- 6. Domesticity; or, Her Life as a Dog -- 7. Petticoat Rule; or, Victoria in Furs -- 8. Motherhood, Excess, and Empire -- Epilogue: Victoria Amazonica.
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, c1996.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1996.
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Summary
How did Victoria convincingly maintain her power for forty years after Prince Albert's death, never giving up her identity as a grieving widow? How did Victorian society's reverential treatment of their queen conflate with the monarch's plain, middle class public image? These are some of the secrets Munich examines in her richly detailed work. In d...
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Queen Victoria's secrets / Adrienne Munich.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index.
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Date Copyright
c1996.
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N941.081/34
Record Identifier
74VM5WeGyGKb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM5WeGyGKb
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ISBN
0231104812 (pbk)
9780231104807 (acid-free paper)
0231104804 (acid-free paper)
9780231104814 (paper)
0231104812 (paper)
9780231104814 (pbk)
DDC
941.081
MMS ID
991003708189702626
