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The Victorians (History)
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9780198736813 (10-digit ISBN: 0198736819)
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- Gives a a broad outline of Victorian political, economic, and diplomatic history
- Discusses the concept of 'Victorianism', and explores the associated conglomeration of values, conventional behaviours and practices, understandings, and beliefs associated with this age
- Considers the extent to which the Victorians have remained a powerful presence in post-Victorian Britain, and also the impact of the Victorian age in a global context
- Introduces some of the most influential figures in key areas of public life (such as politics, literature, philanthropy) to characterise and explain the particular preoccupations and moods of the various phases of the Victorian period
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible.
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Acknowledgements
Introduction
1: The Victorians in retrospect
2: The Victorian as period
3: Victorianism
4: Victorian configurations
5: Eminent Victorians
6: The Victorian world
Further Reading
References
Key Features
Series Description
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible.
Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library.
Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
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