Defining the Victorian Nation: Class, Race, Gender and the British Reform Act of 1867

Defining the Victorian Nation offers a fresh perspective on one of the most significant pieces of legislation in nineteenth-century Britain. Hall, McClelland and Rendall demonstrate that the Second Reform Act was marked by controversy about the extension of the vote, new concepts of masculinity and the masculine voter, the beginnings of the women's suffrage movement, and a parallel debate about the meanings and forms of national belonging. Fascinating illustrations illuminate the argument, and a detailed chronology, biographical notes and a selected bibliography offer further support to the student reader.

Author: Catherine Hall, Keith McClelland, Jane Rendall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/25/2000
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780521576536

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2001 pg. 970

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