{"product_id":"9780198736813","title":"The Victorians: A Very Short Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Hewitt, Professor Martin (Professor of History, Professor of History, Anglia Ruskin University), \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 24\/08\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 160 pages, 7 black and white figures,\u003cbr\u003e Series: Very Short Introductions, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Oxford University Press,\u003cbr\u003e Published By:  \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOxford University Press,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 , British \u0026amp; Irish history, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780198736813\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Victorian period may have come to an end over 120 years ago, but the Victorians continue to be a vital presence in the modern world. Contemporary Britain is still in large part Victorian in its transport networks, sewage systems, streets, and houses. Victorian cultural legacies, especially in art, science, and literature, are still celebrated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first to have to grapple with many of the challenges of modern urban society, we continue to look to the Victorians for inspiration and solace. And we are increasingly aware of the ways their global actions shaped, often for ill, the world around us. Much mythologised, inexhaustibly controversial, the Victorians are an inescapable reference point for understanding the modern histories not just of Britain and its empire, but of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn The Victorians: A Very Short Introduction Martin Hewitt offers a guide through the thickets of judgement and debate which have grown around the period and its people, to offer a historical overview of the Victorians and their legacies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe seeks to answer five crucial questions. Why have the Victorians continued occupy such a prominent place in the cultures of not just the anglophone world? How far does it make sense to think of a 64-year period arbitrarily given an identity by thelongevity of the Queen as an identifiable historical period in a general sense? How justified are the value-laden versions of the Victorians which argue for the existence of a particular world view called 'Victorianism'? Beyond ideology, what was Victorian Britain actually like - and in particular, what wasdistinctive about it? Who were the Victorians - not just the eminent few, but the population as a whole? And finally, how far and with what results did the Victorians and their culture spread across the globe?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn answering these questions, Hewitt cautions against some long-held orthodoxies, throws a light on some less well-known aspects of the period, and urges the importance of understanding the Victorians on their own terms if we are to effectively engage with their legacies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE SERIES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstone's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44211648430317,"sku":"9780198736813","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780198736813.jpg?v=1692293015","url":"https:\/\/steyningbookshop.info\/products\/9780198736813","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}