"Lesser Breeds"

Racial Attitudes in Popular British Culture, 1890-1940

By:

Michael Diamond

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Anthem European Studies

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'Lesser Breeds' focuses on racism as manifested in the popular culture of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain, exemplified by attitudes to the Chinese, Arabs, Blacks and Jews. This compelling book investigates the manifold expressions of prejudice in the popular arts of the period.

Author Biography:

Michael Diamond has been an editor, producer and presenter for the BBC, where he worked on 'The World at One' and the 'BBC World Service'. He has a lifelong interest in the Victorian age. He has recently published 'Victorian Sensation: Or the Spectacular, the Shocking and the Scandalous in Nineteenth-Century Britain' (Anthem Press, 2004).

Release date NZ

August 1st, 2006

Author

Michael Diamond

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

19+ halftone illustrations

Pages

250

Series

Anthem European Studies

Dimensions

135x216x26

ISBN-13

9781843312161

Product ID

1935675

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