This innovative book draws together literature, law and economic and social history to investigate the meanings and uses of legitimacy in nineteenth-century Britain. This broad range of essays highlights the ways in which contested narratives and interested performances shaped the idea of legitimate authority during this period.
| ISBN: | 9780230576520 |
| Publication date: | 1st August 2010 |
| Author: | Margot C Finn, Michael Lobban, Jenny Bourne Taylor |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 191 pages |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Cultural studies Social and cultural history Literary theory |
This innovative book draws together literature, law and economic and social history to investigate the meanings and uses of legitimacy in nineteenth-century Britain. This broad range of essays highlights the ways in which contested narratives and interested performances shaped the idea of legitimate authority during this period.
Legitimacy and Illegitimacy in Nineteenth-Century Law, Literature and History features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Cultural studies, Social and cultural history, Literary theory
Legitimacy and Illegitimacy in Nineteenth-Century Law, Literature and History is available in Hardback
Legitimacy and Illegitimacy in Nineteenth-Century Law, Literature and History was written by Margot C Finn, Michael Lobban, Jenny Bourne Taylor and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK
Legitimacy and Illegitimacy in Nineteenth-Century Law, Literature and History has 191 pages
Yes it is part of Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture series