Michael Diamond

Victorian Sensation

Or the Spectacular, the Shocking and the Scandalous in Nineteenth-Century Britain

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Produktbeschreibung

A captivating look at the origins of our own tabloid culture in the salacious and titillating media of the Victorian era.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 675g
• ISBN-13: 9781843310761
• ISBN-10: 1843310767
• Artikelnr.: 22132956

Autorenporträt

Michael Diamond has been an editor, producer and presenter for the BBC, where he worked on 'The World at One' and the 'BBC World Service'. He has a lifelong interest in the Victorian Age. He is also the author of 'Lesser Breeds: Racial Attitudes in Popular British Culture, 1890–1940' (Anthem Press, 2006).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Royalty
Chapter 2: Political Movements
Chapter 3: Religion and Morality
Chapter 4: Sex Scandal
Chapter 5: Murder
Chapter 6: The 'Sensation Novel'
Chapter 7: The 'Sensation Drama'
Chapter 8: Stars of Entertainment
Afterword
Chronology of the Main Events Mentioned
Notes
Index