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The Visitors

The Visitors Culture Shock in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Paperback (05 Jul 2001)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The Visitors describes the stories of some of the remarkable foreigners who came to 19th century Britain, bringing with them new ideas, values and skills, cracking open its insularity and making the Victorian Age far more liberal than we think.

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Pimlico

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Book information

ISBN: 9780712668033
Publisher: Pimlico
Imprint: Pimlico
Pub date:
DEWEY: 303.48241009034
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 271
Weight: 400g
Height: 234mm
Width: 152mm