The Victorian Eye : A Political History of Light and Vision in Britain, 1800-1910 /

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During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. How did such enormous changes in the way people saw and were seen affect Vic...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Otter, Chris (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2008]
Temas:
Lighting > Political aspects > Great Britain > History.
Lighting > Social aspects > Great Britain > History.
Lighting > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Lighting > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Optical engineering > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Visual perception.
Technology & Engineering / General.
light, vision, england, britain, victorian, gaslight, electricity, government, surveillance, power, control, illumination, perception, technology, lighting, urban design, administration, transportation, reading, freedom, liberty, liberation, liberalism, visual culture, urbanization, optical engineering, inspection, space, architecture, housing, class, gender, networks, photometry, gasworks, history, nonfiction, science.
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