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Sketches of the Nineteenth Century
M Lauster
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Description for Sketches of the Nineteenth Century
Paperback. This book discusses proto-sociological sketches of urban types and manners, a text-image genre which boomed in Europe during the 'journalistic revolution' of the 1830s and 1840s. Num Pages: 378 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBJD; HBL; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This book discusses the visual and verbal city sketches which proliferated during the 'journalistic revolution' of the 1830s and 1840s. It shows how sketches transformed models of visual and printed media and of life science into a unique kind of sociology, presenting a self-critique of the middle class on the brink of industrial modernity.
This book discusses the visual and verbal city sketches which proliferated during the 'journalistic revolution' of the 1830s and 1840s. It shows how sketches transformed models of visual and printed media and of life science into a unique kind of sociology, presenting a self-critique of the middle class on the brink of industrial modernity.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
Number of Pages
366
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349355716
SKU
V9781349355716
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Ref
99-15
About M Lauster
MARTINA LAUSTER is Professor of German at the University of Exeter, UK. Her research focuses on comparative literature from the Nineteenth century and she has wide-ranging experience in leading collaborative research projects, such as the internet edition of Karl Gutzkow's works.
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