Christmas since the Victorian age has been a crucial national solvent and of great economic importance. This book covers all the vital themes contributing to the modern Christmas as an icon of cultural and social history: its Anglo-German origins and the idea of the bourgeois Christmas expressing family virtues; the liberal values at the heart of Anglo-American political, cultural and social life; the need for a touchstone with the past in an age of rapid expansion and thus the myth of Merrie England; the link with imperial ...
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Christmas since the Victorian age has been a crucial national solvent and of great economic importance. This book covers all the vital themes contributing to the modern Christmas as an icon of cultural and social history: its Anglo-German origins and the idea of the bourgeois Christmas expressing family virtues; the liberal values at the heart of Anglo-American political, cultural and social life; the need for a touchstone with the past in an age of rapid expansion and thus the myth of Merrie England; the link with imperial expansion and the position of the mother country; the revival of English music, printing and publishing and the increase in literacy, shopping and consumerism--in short, all the elements making up the modern Christmas.
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Add this copy of Christmas: A Social History to cart. $24.99, very good condition, Sold by Limestone Village Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Manlius, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by I. B. Tauris & Company.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Binding square and tight. Pages show light aging but are clean and unmarked. Jacket shows gentle rubbing and is now enclosed in a removable mylar protective sleeve. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
Add this copy of Christmas: a Social History to cart. $51.78, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1999 by I.B. Tauris.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN: 9781860644467.
Add this copy of Christmas: a Social History to cart. $72.56, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by I. B. Tauris.
