Anne B Rodrick

Self-Help and Civic Culture

Citizenship in Victorian Birmingham

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Produktbeschreibung

First published in 2004. Focusing on the city of Birmingham, and drawing on both local and national sources, Self Help and Civic Culture explores the changing nature of self improvement and citizenship in Victorian Britain.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9780815396963
• ISBN-10: 0815396961
• Artikelnr.: 56922916

Autorenporträt

Anne B. Rodrick

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
Framing self-improvement: definitions and problems
'Smitten by the love of knowledge': improvement in early Victorian Birmingham
'Our excelsior class': creating citizens in mid-Victorian Birmingham
Reform and reputation: education, citizenship and municipal improvement 1870-1900
Civilizing 'the coming race': the attenuation of adult improvement, 1900-1914
Conclusion: the fortunes of improvement
Bibliography
Index.