Everyday heroism : Victorian constructions of the heroic civilian /

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Author / Creator:	Price, John (Historian)
Imprint:	London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 265 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Courage -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Heroes -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Courage. Heroes. Great Britain. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13582594

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ISBN:	1441130373 9781441130372 9781441136756 1441136754 9781306726368 1306726360 9781474210638 1474210635 9781441106650 1441106650
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Price, John. Everyday heroism. London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014 9781441106650 1441106650

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