The Victorians at War 1815 - 1914 - An Encyclopedia of British Military History
This encyclopaedia surveys the major wars, campaigns, battles and expeditions of the British Army as well as its weaponry, tactics, and all other aspects of its operations from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the dawn of World War I. The volume explains why the numerous military operations took place and what the results were. Biographies reveal facts about British and Indian army officers and other ranks, while other entries deal with recruitment, training, education and literacy, uniforms, equipment, pay and conditions, social conditions, social backgrounds of soldiers and diseases and wounds they fell victim to.
The cholera epidemics that plagued London in the nineteenth century were a turning point in the science of epidemiology and public health, and the use of maps to pinpoint the source of the disease initiated an explosion of medical and social mapping not only In London but throughout the British Empire as well. "Mapping the Victorian Social Body explores the impact of such maps on Victorian and, ultimately, present-day perceptions of space.
Germany in the Eighteenth-Century: The Social Backgound of the Literary RevivalThis work will introduce modern German history and culture to the non-German student better than any other volume in English; in fact, better than almost any volume in German. Within the space of 327 pages Mr. Bruford has brought together a .large body of knowledge which is both clearly and compactly handled. He has selected his illustrative material with such care and precision that the complicated thought of the book almost always can be easily followed.
Taking the 1270s as typical of the century, the author gives a realistic and detailed description of the everyday life of children in five English families of different social classes: that of an earl, a knight, a peasant, a London merchant, and a craftsman in an East Anglian town.
Drawing on a wealth of sources, this volume brings England's Victorian era to life. Teachers, students, and interested readers can use this resource to examine Victorian life in a multitude of settings, from idyllic country estates to urban slums. Organized for easy reference, the volume provides information about the physical, social, economic, and legal details of daily life in Victorian England. Over sixty illustrations plus excerpts from primary sources enliven the work, which can be used in both the classroom and library to answer questions concerning laws, money, social class, values, morality, and private life.
