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Black Victorians/Black Victoriana
Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina
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Description for Black Victorians/Black Victoriana
Paperback. This is an examination of the lives of black people in Victorian England. Contributors to the book look at the ways blacks were represented in popular culture of the time and also at their lives as they experienced them - as workers, travellers, lecturers, performers and professionals. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Black Victorians/Black Victoriana is a welcome attempt to correct the historical record. Although scholarship has given us a clear view of nineteenth-century imperialism, colonialism, and later immigration from the colonies, there has for far too long been a gap in our understanding of the lives of blacks in Victorian England. Without that understanding, it remains impossible to assess adequately the state of the black population in Britain today. Using a transatlantic lens, the contributors to this book restore black Victorians to the British national picture. They look not just at the ways blacks were represented in popular culture but also ... Read more
Black Victorians/Black Victoriana is a welcome attempt to correct the historical record. Although scholarship has given us a clear view of nineteenth-century imperialism, colonialism, and later immigration from the colonies, there has for far too long been a gap in our understanding of the lives of blacks in Victorian England. Without that understanding, it remains impossible to assess adequately the state of the black population in Britain today. Using a transatlantic lens, the contributors to this book restore black Victorians to the British national picture. They look not just at the ways blacks were represented in popular culture but also ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813532158
SKU
V9780813532158
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Reviews for Black Victorians/Black Victoriana
Using a rich diversity of approaches, these essays give voice to hitherto unheard stories and provide historical and theoretical frameworks in which to understand them. Reading the volume creates an exciting feeling of discovery.
Margaret Homans
Yale University
Using a rich diversity of approaches, these essays give voice to hitherto unheard stories and provide historical and theoretical ... Read more
Margaret Homans
Yale University
Using a rich diversity of approaches, these essays give voice to hitherto unheard stories and provide historical and theoretical ... Read more