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.
Temas:
1800-1901
Vice control > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Alcoholism > Great Britain > History.
Crimes et délits contre les mœurs > Grande-Bretagne > Prévention > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Alcoolisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Alcoholism
Manners and customs
Vice control
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Great Britain > History > Victoria, 1837-1901.
Grande-Bretagne > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1837-1901 (Victoria)
Great Britain
History
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.

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