At the Margins of Victorian Britain - Politics, Immorality and Britishness in the Nineteenth Century (Paperback)

Victorian Britain, at the head of the vast British Empire, was the wealthiest and most powerful country in the world, yet not all Britons were seen as possessing the characteristics that defined what it actually meant to be 'British.' At the Margins of Victorian Britain focuses on the political means of policing unwanted 'others' in Victorian society: the Irish, Catholics and Jews, atheists, prostitutes and homosexuals. In this groundbreaking study, Dennis Grube details the laws and conventions that were legally and culturally enforced in order to bar these 'others' from gaining power and influence in Victorian Britain. Utilising a wide-ranging analysis, the book focuses on key case studies including the anti-Semitism implicit in Lord Rothschild's barring from the House of Commons, the fine line between accepted male love and companionship and homosexuality, culminating in the Oscar Wilde trials of the 1890s, and how laws against disease were used to police prostitutes and correct moral vices. As Jews, Roman Catholics and atheists were brought into a genuine sense of partnership in the British constitution by being allowed to seek election to Parliament, homosexuals, prostitutes and the allegedly innately criminal Irish found themselves further and more vehemently displaced as the nineteenth century progressed. 'Otherness' stopped being a religious question and instead became a moral one. That fundamental shift marks the moment that 'Britishness' became a values-based question.This will be essential reading for those working in the fields of Victorian studies, social and cultural history and constitutional identity.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2020
Authors:	Dennis Grube
Dimensions:	216 x 135 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-16021-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Religious groups Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Promotions
LSN:	1-350-16021-0
Barcode:	9781350160217

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