K D Reynolds

Aristocratic Women and Political Society in Victorian Britain

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a study of gender and power in Victorian Britain. It is the first book to examine the contribution made by women to the public culture of the British aristocracy in the nineteenth century. Based on a wide range of archival sources, it explores the roles of aristocratic women in public life, from their country estates to the salons of Westminster and the royal court.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780198207276
• ISBN-10: 0198207271
• Artikelnr.: 24080921

Inhaltsangabe

* Acknowledgements
* Note on Names
* 1: `The Lady at their Head': Women and the Landed Estates
* 2: `The Business and Charities of the Parish': Churches, Schools, and
Local Authority
* 3: `Many to Take Care of': Charity, Philanthropy, and Paternalism
* 4: `Aristocratical and Female Influence': Elections and
Electioneering
* 5: `Party' Politics: Metropolitan Political Society.
* 6: `A Busy and Suspicious "Cabal" or "Head Housemaids"'? The Ladies
of Queen Victoria's Household
* Conclusion
* Biographical Appendix
* Bibliography