The Woman and the Hour : Harriet Martineau and Victorian Ideologies /

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"Harriet Martineau was a major figure in the Victorian period and a prominent speaker in a number of contemporary cultural debates, including those on racism, atheism, abolitionism, and the status of women. Her various books, novels, essays, and articles generated tremendous controversy in thei...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roberts, Caroline, 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 2002.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Martineau, Harriet.
Martineau, Harriet > Politik > 1840-1900.
Martineau, Harriet > Politik und Gesellschaft.
Martineau, Harriet, > 1802-1876.
Martineau, Harriet, > 1802-1876 > Critique et interpretation.
Martineau, Harriet, > 1802-1876 > Criticism and interpretation.
Women social reformers.
Authors, English.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Women Authors.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Essays.
Reformatrices sociales > Grande-Bretagne.
Écrivains anglais > 19e siecle.
Women social reformers > Great Britain.
Authors, English > 19th century.
Great Britain.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Harriet Martineau was a major figure in the Victorian period and a prominent speaker in a number of contemporary cultural debates, including those on racism, atheism, abolitionism, and the status of women. Her various books, novels, essays, and articles generated tremendous controversy in their reception as they forced such topics of debate into the public realm."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages).
ISBN:9781442682559

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