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Inventing the Victorians
Matthew Sweet
As Sweet shows us in this brilliant study, many of the concepts that strike us as terrifically new - political spin-doctoring, extravagant publicity stunts, hardcore pornography, anxieties about the impact of popular culture upon children - are Victorian inventions.
288 pages, 12 b&w illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 4, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780571206636 |
| Publishers | Faber & Faber |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 128 × 197 × 18 mm · 236 g |
| Language | English |
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