 | Victorians at Home and Away Subjects: Humanities; Rural and Urban Life; Family and Demography; Recreation and Consumption; Class and Work; Agencies and Institutions; Race and Empire; States of Mind; History; Transport; Types of Towns and Cities; Entertainment; Marriage; Social Groups; Education; Religious Denominations; Missions and Missionaries; Varieties of Religious Belief ; Philanthropy; National State; Working Conditions; British History; Modern History 1750-1945; Social & Cultural History; Railways; London; Shows and Exhibitions; Middle Classes; Salvation Army; Music Hall; First published in 1978, this book explores everyday Victorian likes and dislikes, manners, fashions, ideals and illusions. It discusses their changing attitudes to women, children, the poor, the common soldier and their country. It explains the rise and fall of home entertainment, the growth of soccer, racing and cricket to national sports, the rise of public schools and new professions as well as the appeal of missionary work. It is argued that all this happened not because the Victorians were fools, hypocrites or villains, but because they sensibly adapted themselves to peculiar and novel circumstances. This title will be of interest to students of history. Peter Phillips is the director of Project Censored & an associate professor of sociology at Sonoma State University. Phillips writes op-ed pieces in the alternative press & independent newspapers nationwide. He frequently speaks on media censorship & various sociopolitical issues on radio & TV talk shows, including "Talk of the Nation", "Public Interest", "Talk America", "Democracy Now!", & the "Jim Hightower Show". (Bowker Author Biography) |
