| Christmas in Nineteenth-Century England Contributor(s): Armstrong, Neil (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719077591 ISBN-13: 9780719077593 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - Victorian Era (1837-1901) - Religion | Holidays - Christmas & Advent - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 394.266 |
| Series: Studies in Popular Culture (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.7" W x 8.7" (0.97 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Holiday - Christmas - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Despite its enduring popularity as a national festival, Christmas has been largely neglected by English historians. Neil Armstrong offers the first study to examine both the experience and representation of Christmas during the formative period of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This book explores the origins of our deeply held notions of the traditional nature of Christmas and demonstrates how they were shaped by English modernity. A study of both continuity and change, Christmas in nineteenth-Ccntury England makes an important contribution to cultural and social history, and is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of childhood, the family, philanthropy, work and consumerism. Scholarly yet accessible, it will be enjoyed by academics, students and the general public alike. |