National Identities and Travel in Victorian Britain

by M. Morgan

Overview

This book explores components of national identity in Victorian Britain by analyzing travel literature. It draws on published and unpublished travel journals by middle-class men and women from England, Scotland, and Wales who toured the Continent and/or Britain. The main aim is to illustrate both the contexts that inspired the various collective identities of Britishness, Englishness, Scotsness, and Welshness, as well as the qualities Victorian men and women had in mind when they used such terms to identify and imagine themselves collectively.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333719992
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/11/2001
Series:	Studies in Modern History
Edition description:	2001
Pages:	271
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

MARJORIE MORGAN is an Associate Professor of History at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. She is the author of Manners, Morals and Class in England, 1774-1858.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Meaning and Mechanics of Travel in the Victorian Age Landscape and Climate Religion Customs, Comfort, and Class Liberty, Language, and History The Discourse of National Identity Among Victorian Travellers Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

'...must be added to the list of significant contributions to the field of nation studies.' - Roger B. Beck, H-Net Reviews

From the Publisher

The book is very readable and is recommended for all categories of readers.

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