Mid-Victorian Imperialists : British Gentlemen and the Empire of the Mind.

Victorian England was a teeming society. For its more fortunate men and women, lifebrimmed with industries and shops, popular entertainments and learned journals, thepolished woods of the display cases in the new museums, the racks of news pouring infrom foreign lands. Many of the 21 million people...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Edward, Beasley
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge, 2006.
Temas:
1800-1899
Imperialism > History > 19th century.
Intellectuals > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Impérialisme > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Intellectuels > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
British colonies
Imperialism
Intellectual life
Intellectuals
Great Britain > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 19th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Vie intellectuelle > 19e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Victorian England was a teeming society. For its more fortunate men and women, lifebrimmed with industries and shops, popular entertainments and learned journals, thepolished woods of the display cases in the new museums, the racks of news pouring infrom foreign lands. Many of the 21 million people in Great Britain at mid-centuryperhaps three million of mature years in the more comfortable classes2had the time andthe means to choose (if they wished) what they wanted to pay attention to, what strandsto listen for in the rich cacophony of Victorian life. Should one learn Italian? Work forthe p.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (219 pages)
ISBN:9780203329276
0203329279

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