Victorian Things by Asa Briggs

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Victorian Things by Asa Briggs

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Summary

A survey of Victorian material culture completing a trilogy with the author's two earlier studies, "Victorian Cities" and "Victorian People". The author examines the objects and the way in which they express and reflect the preoccupations of Victorian society.

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Victorian Things by Asa Briggs

A survey of Victorian material culture completing a trilogy with the author's two earlier studies, "Victorian Cities" and "Victorian People". The author examines the objects and the way in which they express and reflect the preoccupations of Victorian society. Sections include information on museums and exhibitions, spectacles and camera, commemorative artifacts, home furnishings and decoration, matches, hats, coal, stamps, telephones and typewriters. The book is intended to raise important theoretical issues in such areas as cultural anthropology, the history of taste, semiology and semiotics.

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ISBN 13 9780713445190
ISBN 10 071344519X
Title Victorian Things
Author Asa Briggs
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Batsford Ltd
Year published 1988-10-05
Number of pages 448
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.