First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Christopher Harvie and Colin Matthew's Very Short Introduction to Ninetee

The nineetenth century was a period of striking developments, and subject to a great pressure of change. This process of change is the primary focus of the book

This highly original synthesis is a clear and stimulating assessment of nineteenth-century British women. It aims to provide students with an in-depth understan

This book seeks to map the cultural history of nineteenth-century British society in light of the extraordinary transformations it went through. The transition

A pioneering study of the importance of dress to the collective and individual identities of the nineteenth-century English poor.