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National Identities and Travel in Victorian Britain
Marjorie Morgan
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Description for National Identities and Travel in Victorian Britain
Hardback. An exploration of national identity in Victorian Britain. It draws on travel journals by middle-class British men and women who toured Britain and the Continent, aiming to illustrate the contexts that inspired the collective identities of Britishness, Englishness, Scotsness and Welshness. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
This book explores components of national identity in Victorian Britain by analyzing travel literature. It draws on published and unpublished travel journals by middle-class men and women from England, Scotland, and Wales who toured the Continent and/or Britain. The main aim is to illustrate both the contexts that inspired the various collective identities of Britishness, Englishness, Scotsness, and Welshness, as well as the qualities Victorian men and women had in mind when they used such terms to identify and imagine themselves collectively.
This book explores components of national identity in Victorian Britain by analyzing travel literature. It draws on published and unpublished travel journals by middle-class men and women from England, Scotland, and Wales who toured the Continent and/or Britain. The main aim is to illustrate both the contexts that inspired the various collective identities of Britishness, Englishness, Scotsness, and Welshness, as well as the qualities Victorian men and women had in mind when they used such terms to identify and imagine themselves collectively.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Modern History
Number of Pages
271
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333719992
SKU
V9780333719992
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99-15
About Marjorie Morgan
MARJORIE MORGAN is an Associate Professor of History at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. She is the author of Manners, Morals and Class in England, 1774-1858.
Reviews for National Identities and Travel in Victorian Britain
'...must be added to the list of significant contributions to the field of nation studies.' - Roger B. Beck, H-Net Reviews