Описание: From whitened doorsteps to polished boots, starched pinafores to scrubbed floors, this is the compelling story of how Victorians and Edwardians engaged in the pursuit of cleanliness and the battle against grime in domestic life. It is the first book to uncover how cleanliness and dirt were perceived and understood at a period of history when they were an overwhelming preoccupation. Victoria Kelley explores this period of important change, particularly for the working classes when, as Jose Harris comments, 'whole worlds of meaning were conveyed by microscopic household practices, such as whether one washed ...in the bathroom or the bedroom, or at the kitchen sink'. Kelley quotes social surveys, advice literature, autobiographies and soap advertisements, to examine how the extreme poverty of many was being interrogated by the official agencies seeking the means to alleviate it. Cleanliness and dirt became part of both a material and a moral landscape, with working-class women and their domestic work scrutinised in particular.She goes further and examines the spectacular imagery of cleanliness emerging in the soap brands and advertisements that appeared at the heart of early commercial culture. "Soap and Water" is an important contribution to social and design history, as well as to the history of material culture and gender.
Автор: Hands Название: Drinking in Victorian and Edwardian Britain ISBN: 3319929631 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319929637 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 3415.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This open access book surveys drinking in Britain between the Licensing Act of 1869 and the wartime regulations imposed on alcohol production and consumption after 1914.
Автор: Catherine Marshall, St?phane Guy Название: The Victorian Legacy in Political Thought ISBN: 3034314957 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783034314954 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 17516.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Victorian era was one that teemed with multitudinous and sometimes opposing visions of polity yet rarely questioned the very existence of the State. What might be called the pragmatism of the elite gave rise to a form of democratic compromise, allowing the growth of political ideas that may still be found in contemporary political thought. Have reformist, socialist, liberal or utilitarian ideas avoided the dogmatism of twentieth century politics or paved the way to other forms of ideology? To what extent has the organization or gradual obliteration of the State been influenced by evolutionary theories, the quest for effective government and expertise or, more generally, refusal of the past? What was the impact of Victorian thinkers and ideas on the mutation of contemporary political ideas? Have we reached a post-Victorian period or are we still using a Victorian rhetoric as well as Victorian theories? Have we not, also, reached a stage in which retrieving some of those ideas might help to solve some of our contemporary political problems? The essays presented in this book all attempt to answer some of these questions and try to show how nineteenth century thought and culture have shaped British modern political debate and, for some, still continue to do so. It will prove useful to academics and the general public interested in contemporary politics as well as the history of ideas and political philosophy.
Автор: Victoria Bates Название: Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England ISBN: 1137441704 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137441706 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 9756.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Drawing on court records from London and the South West, Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England explores medical roles in trials for sexual offences. Its focus on sexual maturity, a more flexible concept than the legal age of consent, enables histories of sexual crime to be seen in a new light.
Автор: Blyth Robert Название: Dreadnought and the Edwardian Age ISBN: 0754663159 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780754663157 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 24499.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The name HMS Dreadnought is closely associated with the age of empire, the Anglo-German antagonism and the pre-First World War naval arms race. Yet it was also bound up with a range of political and cultural, national and international contexts, central to the Edwardian period. This volume investigates these contexts and their intersection in this symbolically charged icon of the Edwardian age.
Описание: The examination of perceptions of war is crucial to the understanding of the origins of World War I. Taking into account media history, cultural studies and military history, Glenn R. Wilkinson argues that the Edwardian press depicted war as distant, safe, beneficial and desirable.
Описание: This book tells the story of how women first fought for inclusion among scientific societies in Edwardian Britain. Many at the heart of the struggle within the sciences were also involved in the fight for suffrage, their success in the sciences helping to change men`s attitudes towards women.
Автор: O`hagan, Lauren Alex Название: Sociocultural functions of edwardian book inscriptions ISBN: 0367745658 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367745653 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 5664.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This innovative text draws on theories and methodologies from the fields of multimodality, ethnography, and literacy studies to explore the sociocultural significance of book ownership and book inscriptions in Edwardian Britain.
Название: Edwardian England and the Idea of Racial Decline ISBN: 1137373407 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137373403 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 7317.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Emerging from a long and exhausting conflict against the Boers in South Africa, Edwardians are often perceived as rocked by a profound set of doubts about the future of the British Empire. Drawing upon a wide range of popular sources, this study considers the level of middle-class engagement with such strains of pessimistic thought.
Автор: Mosley, Stephen Название: The Chimney of the World ISBN: 0415477670 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415477673 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8573.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Bernstein, George L. Название: Liberalism and Liberal Politics in Edwardian England ISBN: 1032567546 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781032567549 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 16078.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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