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Vice and the Victorians /

"Vice and the Victorians explores the ways the Victorian world gave meanings to the word 'vice', and the role this complex notion played in shaping society. Mike Huggins provides a richer and more nuanced understanding of a term that, despite its vital importance to the Victorians, ha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Huggins, Mike
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • The problem of vice
  • The cultural geography of vice
  • The demon drink
  • The betting evil
  • Sexual vices
  • Fighting the good fight
  • Respectability
  • Epilogue
  • Suggestions for further reading.