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Edwardian Devon 1900 1914
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Author : Dr David Parker
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2016-08-04
Edwardian Devon 1900 1914 written by Dr David Parker and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-04 with History categories.
A century ago, Britain was locked in a devastating worldwide conflict that would change every aspect of society. This book explores life in Devon between 1900 and 1914, offering a revealing glimpse of a world now long-vanished before war broke out. Devon was no backwater; its railways and shipping were busy bringing tourists in and sending vast quantities of produce out. It was, though, a county of contrasts and change. Farming had reinvented itself after the late Victorian depression, but villages were in decline; churches and chapels were full but religion bitterly divided communities; the wealthy enjoyed extravagant lifestyles on great estates but their authority was under attack. Devon's upper-, middle- and lower-class schools perfectly reflected the Edwardian social hierarchy, but as the county's elections revealed, society was being torn asunder by bitter controversies over exactly who should have the vote, rule the country, and control the Empire. It was a worrying time overseas too: Great Britain's supremacy was increasingly challenged, and the warships in Devon's harbours and army manoeuvres on the moors drew many comments as the storm clouds began to gather over Europe. Using mainly contemporary sources, this engaging book examines the attitudes and experiences of people across all social classes in this tumultuous era.
The Edwardian Song Book
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
The Edwardian Song Book written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Ballads, English categories.
Late Victorian Heroic Lives In The Writings Of Frank Mundell
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Author : Moniez Baptiste
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2017-08-21
Late Victorian Heroic Lives In The Writings Of Frank Mundell written by Moniez Baptiste and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-21 with Social Science categories.
This study explores the work of Frank Mundell, a late-Victorian author for the Sunday School Union. Mundell focused on heroism and represented various kinds of heroic deeds and figures, regardless of gender, in his books. Writing for educative, as well as entertaining, purposes, he avoided the use of didacticism and he endeavoured to combine the traditional and the modern in the stories he chose to tell. Mundell’s favourite format was that of the prosopography, putting together several heroic lives or incidents. He was careful to dedicate each of his volumes to one topic in particular, thus distinguishing the different types of heroic deeds from one another. His writings belong to four series, or collections, each highlighting a specific version of heroism, from instances of the mundane performed in a familial context to extraordinary deeds. He wrote about such bold acts as those featuring in the stories of brave firemen fighting devouring flames, fearless sailors in tempestuous seas, determined miners risking their lives to save their comrades, or intrepid explorers facing perils in the wide world. This book analyses each of his publications, highlighting the elements belonging to his representation of heroism as a whole.
Victorian And Edwardian Devon From Old Photographs
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Victorian And Edwardian Devon From Old Photographs written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Devon categories.
Francis Frith S Victorian Edwardian Devon
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Author : Martin Dunning
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001-01-01
Francis Frith S Victorian Edwardian Devon written by Martin Dunning and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-01 with Devon (England) categories.
Devon In The Great War
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Author : Gerald D. Wasley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Devon In The Great War written by Gerald D. Wasley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Devon (England) categories.
By Elections In British Politics 1832 1914
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Author : Thomas G. Otte
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
By Elections In British Politics 1832 1914 written by Thomas G. Otte and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
Explores the many issues surrounding by-elections in the period which saw the extension of the franchise, the introduction of the ballot, and the demise of most dual member constituencies. Between the 1832 Great Reform Act and the outbreak of World War One in 1914, over 2,600 by-elections took place in Britain. They were triggered by the death, retirement or resignation of sitting MPs or by the appointment of cabinet ministers and were a regular feature of Victorian and Edwardian politics. They furnished political parties and their leaders with a crucial tool for gauging and mobilising public opinion. Yet despite the prominence of by-election contests in the historical records of this period, scholars have paid relatively little attention to them. As this book shows, these elections deserve to be taken as seriously today as people took them at the time. They providedimportant linkages between local and national politics, between the four parts of the United Kingdom and Westminster, and between foreign and domestic affairs. They are vital to understanding the evolving electioneering machineries, the varying language of electoral contests, the traction that particular issues had with a growing and frequently volatile electorate, and the fluctuating fortunes of the political parties. This book, consisting of original work by leading political historians, provides the first synoptic study of this important subject. It will be required reading for historians and students of modern British political history, as well as specialists in electoralhistory and politics. T. G. Otte is Professor of Diplomatic History at the University of East Anglia. He is the author and/or editor of some thirteen books. Among the most recent is The Foreign Office Mind: The Making of British Foreign Policy, 1865-1914; Paul Readman is Senior Lecturer in Modern British History at King's College London. He is the author of Land and Nation in England: Patriotism, National Identity and the Politics of Land 1880-1914. Contributors: Luke Blaxill, Angus Hawkins, Geoffrey Hicks, Phillips Payson O'Brien, T.G. Otte, Ian Packer, Gordon Pentland, Paul Readman, Kathryn Rix, Matthew Roberts, Philip Salmon, Anthony Taylor
Child Insanity In England 1845 1907
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Author : Steven Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-11-09
Child Insanity In England 1845 1907 written by Steven Taylor and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-09 with History categories.
This book explores the treatment, administration, and experience of children and young people certified as insane in England during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It uses a range of sources from Victorian institutions to explore regional differences, rural and urban comparisons, and categories of mental illness and mental disability. The discussion of diverse pathways in and out of the asylum offers an opportunity to reassess nineteenth-century child mental impairment in a broad social-cultural context, and its conclusions widen the parameters of a ‘mixed economy of care’ by introducing multiple sites of treatment and confinement. Through its expansive scope the analysis intersects with topics such as the history of childhood, institutional culture, urbanisation, regional economic development, welfare history, and philanthropy.
Literature Of The 1900s
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Author : Jonathan Wild
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2017-01-17
Literature Of The 1900s written by Jonathan Wild and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-17 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Challenges conventional views of the Edwardian period as either a hangover of Victorianism or a bystander to literary modernismIn this ground-breaking study, Jonathan Wild investigates the literary history of the Edwardian decade. This period, long overlooked by critics, is revealed as a vibrant cultural era whose writers were determined to break away from the stifling influence of preceding Victorianism. In the hands of this generation, which included writers such as Arnold Bennett, Joseph Conrad, E. M. Forster, Beatrix Potter, and H.G. Wells, the new century presented a unique opportunity to fashion innovative books for fresh audiences. Wild traces this literary innovation by conceptualising the focal points of his study as branches of one of the new department stores that epitomized Edwardian modernity.a These adepartments war and imperialism, the rise of the lower middle class, childrens literature, technology and decadence, and the condition of England offer both discrete and interconnected ways in which to understand the distinctiveness and importance of the Edwardian literary scene. Overall, The Great Edwardian Emporium offers a long-overdue investigation into a decade of literature that provided the cultural foundation for the coming century.
Sex And Seclusion Class And Custody
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language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-08-29
Sex And Seclusion Class And Custody written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-29 with Medical categories.
This innovative collection of essays employs historical and sociological approaches to provide important case studies of asylums, psychiatry and mental illness in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.