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Könyv Victorian Eye Chris Otter

Victorian Eye

A Political History of Light and Vision in Britain, 1800-1910

Szerző: Chris Otter
Nyelv: Angol
Kötés: Puha kötésű
Kiadó: The University of Chicago Press
Elérhetőség: Beszállítói készleten
Küldés 9-15 napon belül
14 728 Ft
During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriv...

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Szerző
Chris Otter
Nyelv
Angol
Kötés
Könyv - Puha kötésű
Kiadva
2008
oldal
392
EAN
9780226640778
ISBN
0226640779
Enbook ID
04548159
Kiadó
The University of Chicago Press
Súly
594
Méretek
302 x 380 x 23

Teljes leírás

During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. How did such enormous changes in the way people saw and were seen affect Victorian culture?To answer that question, Chris Otter mounts an ambitious history of illumination and vision in Britain, drawing on extensive research into everything from the science of perception and lighting technologies to urban design and government administration. He explores how light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private reading, as well as institutional efforts to collect knowledge. And he contends that, contrary to presumptions that illumination helped create a society controlled by intrusive surveillance, the new radiance often led to greater personal freedom and was integral to the development of modern liberal society.The Victorian Eye's innovative interdisciplinary approach - and generous illustrations - will captivate a range of readers interested in the history of modern Britain, visual culture, technology, and urbanization.

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