Everyday heroism : Victorian constructions of the heroic civilian / John Price.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Bloomsbury Academic, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 265 pages)Content type:- text
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- 9781441130372
- 9781306726368
- BJ1533 .E947 2014
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Includes bibliographies and index.
Heroism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is synonymous with military endeavours, imperial adventures and the 'great men of history'. There was, however, another prominent and influential strand of the idea which has, until now, been largely overlooked. This book seeks to address this oversight and establish new avenues of study by revealing and examining 'everyday' heroism; acts of life-risking bravery, undertaken by otherwise ordinary individuals, largely in the course of their daily lives and within quotidian surroundings. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, John Price cha.
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