With an interdisciplinary approach that encompasses political history, the history of ideas, cultural history and art history, The Victorian World offers a sweeping survey of the world in the nineteenth century. This volume offers a fresh evaluation of Britain and its global presence in the years from the 1830s to the 1900s. It brings together scholars from history, literary studies, art history, historical geography, historical sociology, criminology, economics and the history of law, to explore more than 40 themes central to an understanding of the nature of Victorian society and culture, both in Britain and in the rest of the world. Organised around six core themes - the world order, economy and society, politics, knowledge and belief, and culture - The Victorian World offers thematic essays that consider the interplay of domestic and global dynamics in the formation of Victorian orthodoxies. A further section on 'Varieties of Victorianism' offers considerations of the production and reproduction of external versions of Victorian culture, in India, Africa, the United States, the settler colonies and Latin America. These thematic essays are supplemented by a substantial introductory essay, which offers a challenging alternative to traditional interpretations of the chronology and periodisation of the Victorian years. Lavishly illustrated, vivid and accessible, this volume is invaluable reading for all students and scholars of the nineteenth century.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415712989
eBay Product ID (ePID)
183175532
Product Key Features
Author
Martin Hewitt
Publication Name
The Victorian World
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
776 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
246mm
Item Width
174mm
Item Weight
1157g
Additional Product Features
Editor
Martin Hewitt
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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