Victorian literature and the Victorian state : character and governance in a liberal society / / Lauren M.E. Goodlad
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Goodlad Lauren M. E
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| Titolo: |
Victorian literature and the Victorian state : character and governance in a liberal society / / Lauren M.E. Goodlad
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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2003 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 820.9/358 |
| Soggetto topico: | Politics and literature - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
| Literature and society - Great Britain - History - 19th century | |
| Literature and state - Great Britain - History - 19th century | |
| Liberalism - Great Britain - History - 19th century | |
| Social problems in literature | |
| State, The, in literature | |
| Liberalism in literature | |
| English literature - 19th century - History and criticism | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain Politics and government 1837-1901 |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-286) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Beyond the Panopticon -- Making the Working Man Like Me -- Is There a Pastor in the House? -- An Officer and a Gentleman -- A Riddle without an Answer -- Dueling Pastors, Dueling Worldviews -- Epilogue: Social Security -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In this study, impressively grounded in literary criticism, social history, and political theory, Goodlad offers a timely post-Foucauldian account of Victorian governance that speaks to the resurgent neoliberalism of our own day. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Victorian literature and the Victorian State |
| ISBN: | 0-8018-8154-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910806283403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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