Price, John  (Historian) <br/><br/>
Everyday heroism :  Victorian constructions of the heroic civilian / 
John Price. 
 - London :  Bloomsbury Academic,  (c)2014. 
 - 1 online resource (xi, 265 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781441130372 9781306726368 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>017973051  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Courage--History--Great Britain--19th century.<br/>Heroes--History--Great Britain--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BJ1533  / .E947 2014