The organisation of knowledge in Victorian Britain
By: edited by Martin Daunton.
Contributors: Daunton, M. J.; British Academy.
Series: [British Academy centenary monographs]
Publisher: Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
Subjects: Knowledge, Sociology of.; Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.; Great Britain -- Civilization -- 19th century.
Other titles: Organization of knowledge in Victorian Britain
Description: "This collection of essays explores the questions of what counted as knowledge in Victorian Britain, who defined knowledge and the knowledgeable, by what means and by what criteria." "By studying the Victorian organisation of knowledge in its institutional, social, and intellectual settings, these essays contribute to our wider consideration of the complex and much debated concept of knowledge."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series statement from jkt.