Respectability as Moral Map and Public Discourse in the Nineteenth Century

By Woodruff D Smith and Woodruff D. Smith

Book Overview

Despite the fact that respectability is universally recognized as a feature of nineteenth-century society, it has seldom been studied as a subject in itself. This book is a path-breaking interpretation of respectability as a cultural phenomenon in its own right, constructed in the public spheres of Europe and the Americas in response to undesira

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036789100X
• ISBN13: 9780367891008
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"