Making a Social Body: British Cultural Formation, 1830-1864 - Mary Poovey - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226675237 - November 15, 1995
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Drawing on both literature and social reform texts, the author analyzes the organization of knowledge during the Victorian period and explores its role in the emergence of the idea of the social body. Readings of Disraeli, Gaskell and Dickens are included in the discussion.


266 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released November 15, 1995
ISBN13 9780226675237
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 266
Dimensions 160 × 238 × 21 mm   ·   472 g
Language English  

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