{"product_id":"ends-of-history-1","title":"Ends of History","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy were the Victorians so passionate about \"History\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did this passion relate to another Victorian obsession – the \"woman question\"? In a brilliant and provocative study, Christina Crosby investigates the links between the Victorians’ fascination with \"history\" and with the nature of \"women.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscussing both key novels and non-literary texts – \u003cem\u003eDaniel Deronda\u003c\/em\u003e and Hegel’s \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy of History\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eHenry Esmond\u003c\/em\u003e and Macaulay’s \u003cem\u003eHistory of England\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLittle Dorrit\u003c\/em\u003e, Wilkie Collins’ \u003cem\u003eThe Frozen Deep\u003c\/em\u003e, and Mayhew’s survey of \"labour and the poor\"; \u003cem\u003eVillette\u003c\/em\u003e, Patrick Fairburn’s \u003cem\u003eThe Typology of Scripture\u003c\/em\u003e and Ruskin’s \u003cem\u003eModern Painters\u003c\/em\u003e – she argues that the construction of middle-class Victorian \"man\" as the universal subject of history entailed the identification of \"women\" as those who are before, beyond, above, or below history. Crosby’s analysis raises a crucial question for today’s feminists – how can one read historically without replicating the problem of nineteenth century \"history\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book was first published in 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54257250828632,"sku":"9781138008038","price":61.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138008038_45345aab-8c4a-4568-a82e-62c1a87ed033.jpg?v=1769255115","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/ends-of-history-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}