The woman and the hour : Harriet Martineau and Victorian ideologies / Caroline Roberts.
"Harriet Martineau was a major figure in the Victorian period and a prominent speaker in a number of contemporary cultural debates, including those on racism, atheism, abolitionism, and the status of women. Her various books, novels, essays, and articles generated tremendous controversy in thei...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Toronto, Ont. :
University of Toronto Press,
2002.
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Summary: | "Harriet Martineau was a major figure in the Victorian period and a prominent speaker in a number of contemporary cultural debates, including those on racism, atheism, abolitionism, and the status of women. Her various books, novels, essays, and articles generated tremendous controversy in their reception as they forced such topics of debate into the public realm."--Jacket. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781442682559 1442682558 1282014749 9781282014749 |