This study explores the ‘ecology of knowledge’ of urban Britain in the Victorian period and seeks to examine the way in which Victorians comprehended the nature of their urban society, through an exploration of the history of Victorian Manchester, and two specific case studies on the fiction of Elizabeth Gaskell and the campaigns for educational extension which emerged out of the city. It argues that crucial to the Victorians’ approaches was the ‘visiting mode’ as a particular discursive formation, including its institutional foundations, its characteristic modes and assumptions, and the texts which exemplify it. Recognition of the importance of the visiting mode, it is argued, offers a fundamental challenge to established Foucauldian interpretations of nineteenthcentury society and culture and provides an important corrective to recent scholarship of nineteenth-century technologies of knowing.

About the Author

Martin Hewitt is Professor of History at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Store Description

We have 20 years experience selling books worldwide! Friendly customer support. Your satisfaction guaranteed!

Visit Seller's Storefront

Seller's business information

Miramar International Services LLC

Sale & Shipping Terms

Terms of Sale

www.californiabooks.com

Shipping Terms

www.californiabooks.com

Shipping rates within U.S.A.

Shipping rates within U.S.A.
Order quantity	3 to 7 business days	2 to 5 business days
First item	US$ 0.00	US$ 12.00

Delivery times are set by sellers and vary by carrier and location. Orders passing through Customs may face delays and buyers are responsible for any associated duties or fees. Sellers may contact you regarding additional charges to cover any increased costs to ship your items.