Science and Whig Manners
Author | : Joe Bord |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2009-03-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230595231 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230595235 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Download or read book Science and Whig Manners written by Joe Bord and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approaching the intersection of politics and science from the perspective of political history, this book looks at how nineteenth-century British Whigs used the themes of natural science to signal their identities, and how their devotion to a culture of liberality helped to define them. Offers a fresh take on a central theme in Victorian politics.