Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800-1906 (The Penguin History of Britain) ISBN:0525557911 Author:Cannadine, David Publisher:Penguin Books Release Date:2019 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Collectible: Very Good Sku: 2342957 Notes: First printing. Remainder mark, spine base and top corner of front cover bumped. 2019 Trade Paperback. xxi, 602 pp. To live in nineteenth-century Britain was to experience an astonishing and unprecedented series of changes. Cities grew vast; there were revolutions in transportation, communication, science, and work--all while a growing religious skepticism rendered the intellectual landscape increasingly unrecognizable. It was an exhilarating time, and as a result, most of the countries in the world that experienced these changes were racked by political and social unrest. Britain, however, maintained a stable polity at home, and as a result it quickly found itself in a position of global leadership. In this major new work, leading historian David Cannadine has created a bold, fascinating new interpretation of nineteenth-century Britain. Britain was a country that saw itself at the summit of the world and, by some measures, this was indeed true. It had become the largest empire in history: its political stability positioned it as the leader of the new global economy and allowed it to construct the largest navy ever built. And yet it was also a society permeated with doubt, fear, and introspection. Repeatedly, politicians and writers felt themselves to be staring into the abyss and what is seen as an era of irritating self-belief was in fact obsessed with its own fragility, whether as a great power or as a moral force. Victorious Century is a comprehensive and extraordinarily stimulating history--its author catches the relish, humor and staginess of the age, but also the dilemmas faced by Britain's citizens, ones we remain familiar with today. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!
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Book Title: Victorious Century : the United Kingdom, 1800-1906
Number of Pages: 640 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Item Height: 1.5 in
Topic: Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), Sociology / General, Social History, Modern / 19th Century, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year: 2019
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science, History
Item Weight: 20.8 Oz
Item Length: 8.3 in
Author: David Cannadine
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
