Isbn: 9781847252333 - queen victoria's skull: george combe and the mid-victorian mind (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. Explores the life and thinking of the Edinburgh phrenologist George Combe. This book traces the development of Combe's intellectual interests and provides a prism through which to view Victorian culture, science and politics, covering themes of class, religion, sex, crime, art and the theatre. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; VXFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 714. . 2008. hardcover. Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Minimal shelf wear, clean internals. May have remainder mark.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used-Very Good. Cloth, d.j. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1847252338 pgs:368. with dustjacket, 2008, bright clean copy.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 350 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. Explores the life and thinking of the Edinburgh phrenologist George Combe. This book traces the development of Combe s intellectual interests and provides a prism through which to view Victorian culture, science and politics, covering themes of class, relig.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Queen Victoria's Skull explores the life and thinking of the Edinburgh phrenologist George Combe. Phrenology is a theory which claims to be able to detect personality traits, character and predisposition to criminality on the basis of the shape of the skull. Now dismissed as risible, it was treated with reverence by many Victorians. George Combe was the author of The Constitution of Man, an ethical treatise that sold over 100,000 copies in Britain and 200,000 copies in America by 1900. The quirkiness of his life and work, and the fact that he befriended and influenced many public figures - from Prince Albert to George Eliot - make for an engaging story. Queen Victoria's Skull, however, does more than tell the tale of one idiosyncratic individual. By tracing the development of Combe's intellectual interests, it provides a prism through which to view Victorian culture, science and politics, covering themes of class, religion, sex, crime, art and the theatre. David Stack has written an entertaining and erudite study of an important, and now neglected, Victorian figure.…