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Title The nineteenth century : the British Isles, 1815-1901 / edited by Colin Matthew
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2000

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 342 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits
Series The Short Oxford history of the British Isles
Short Oxford history of the British Isles.
Contents Society and economic life / Martin Daunton -- Public life and politics / Colin Matthew -- Empire and the world / Andrew Porter -- Gender, domesticity, and sexual politics / Janet Howarth -- Religious and intellectual life / Jane Garnett -- Literature, music, and the theatre / Kate Flint -- Cities, architecture, and art / Andrew Saint
Summary The Nineteenth Century describes the history of Victorian Britain not only in its political, Imperial, and economic aspects, but also in its cultural features by including chapters on women and domesticity, intellect and religion, art and architecture, and literature. The book brilliantly depicts the nations of the British Isles at the height of Britain's world power for both the student of modern history and the general reader
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-305) and index
Notes Print version record
SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056819
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century
Subject Great Britain
Großbritannien
Irland
Grossbritannien -- Geschichte 19. Jh -- 0 Gesamtdarstellung.
Grossbritannien -- Geschichte -- 1815-1901 -- Aufsatzsammlung.
Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Grande-Bretagne -- Civilisation -- 19e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne -- 19e siècle.
Britanniques, Îles -- 19e siècle.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Matthew, H. C. G. (Henry Colin Gray)
LC no. 00711765
ISBN 9786610446353
6610446350
9780191078194
0191078190