The Victorian vision : inventing new Britain / edited by John M. MacKenzie

MacKenzie, John M. [editor]. Victoria and Albert Museum

ISBN 10: 1851773274 / ISBN 13: 9781851773275

Published by London : V & A Publications, 2001

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Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge- and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 360 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 30 cm. Notes; Published to accompany the exhibition 'Inventing new Britain: the Victorian vision', held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, April-July 2001. Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-357) and index. Contents; Royal patronage and influence / Delia Millar -- Home and leisure / John K. Walton -- Small adults : education and the life of children / Anthony Burton -- Votes for women and chastity for men : gender, health, medicine and sexuality / Jan Marsh -- Religion and doubt / Suzanne Fagence Cooper and Paul Atterbury -- Steam and speed : industry, transport and communications / Paul Atterbury -- Inventing a new design technology : building and engineering / Robert Thorne -- Technology, tradition and the dilemmas of design / Suzanne Fagence Cooper -- Images and impressions : printing, reproduction and photography / James Ryan -- Empire and the global gaze / John M. MacKenzie -- The art and industry of Mammon : international exhibitions, 1851-1901 / Paul Greenhalgh -- The natural world / Harriet Ritvo -- Art and design : East Asia / Anna Jackson -- Imperial visions : responses to India and Africa in Victorian art and design / Tim Barringer -- The world of art and design : white colonials / Jonathan Sweet. Subjects; Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, Empress of India. Victoria and Albert Museum (London, England) ; Exhibitions. 1800-1901. Civilization. Manners and customs. Art, Modern 19th century History. Inventions Great Britain History 19th century. Arts, Victorian. Technology Social aspects Great Britain 19th century. Material culture Great Britain History 19th century. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 412195

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Victorian vision : inventing new Britain...

Publisher: London : V & A Publications

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

In many respects, the modern world was forged in the Victorian age. By the time Queen Victoria died in 1901, transport, communications, the global economy and many aspects of social life were recognisably similar to those of our own day. These revolutionary developments are thoroughly explored in the book's three major sections: society, technology and world.

About the Author:

John MacKenzie is Professor of Imperial History at Lancaster University and has written widely on the culture of imperialism. He was co-curator of the Inventing New Britain, The Victorian Vision exhibition at the V&A in 2001.