TY  - BOOK
AU  - Price,John
TI  - Everyday heroism: Victorian constructions of the heroic civilian 
SN  - 9781441130372
AV  - BJ1533 .E947 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - Bloomsbury Academic
KW  - Courage
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Heroes
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 2; b
N2  - 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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