Making history Edward Augustus Freeman and Victorian cultural politics

Freeman was an idiosyncratic and imaginative polymath who saw past and present as interwoven and had a gift for bringing history alive. A colourful and outspoken Victorian, he provides a historical context for current debates on multi-culturalism, race, and national identity. This volume fills an im...

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Other Authors: Bremner, G. A. (Editor), Conlin, Jonathan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press 2016, 2016
Series:Proceedings of the British Academy / Proceedings of the British Academy
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Freeman was an idiosyncratic and imaginative polymath who saw past and present as interwoven and had a gift for bringing history alive. A colourful and outspoken Victorian, he provides a historical context for current debates on multi-culturalism, race, and national identity. This volume fills an important gap in the history of Victorian thought
Physical Description:1 online resource illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:9780191772030