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"Stack's book does a superior job of reviewing Combe's colorful story. Any scholar with a general interest in Victorian intellectual culture would be well served by this text. Beyond academic readers, Stack's book would probably operate well at the graduate level." -Roger Pauly, History: Reviews of New Books, Winter 2009 ..".Stack's biography of Combe has great merit. It provides an archival basis for many of it judgements, and provides an intelligent picture of a Scot who was, by the standards of time, a publishing sensation, in addition to being a popular lecturer and an effective educational reformer." British Journal for the History of Science, 2009 'This is an interesting insight into the minds of intelligent Victorians.' BBC History Magazine, October 2008
This is a hugely entertaining study that goes beyond biography to vividly portray Victorian life in a wider framework."Queen Victoria's Skull" explores the life and thinking of the Edinburgh phrenologist George Combe. Phrenology is a theory which claims to be able to detect personality traits, character and predisposition to criminality on the basis of the shape of the skull. Now dismissed as risible, it was treated with reverence by many Victorians.George Combe was the author of "The Constitution of Man", an ethical treatise that sold over 100,000 copies in Britain and 200,000 copies in America by 1900. The quirkiness of his life and work, and the fact that he befriended and influenced many public figures - from Prince Albert to George Eliot - make for an engaging story. "Queen Victoria's Skull", however, does more than tell the tale of one idiosyncratic individual. By tracing the development of Combe's intellectual interests it provides a prism through which to view Victorian culture, science and politics, covering themes of class, religion, sex, crime, art and the theatre. David Stack has written an entertaining and erudite study of an important, and now neglected, Victorian figure.
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Nº de ref. del artículo: mon0000406537
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Hardback. Condición: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR006927445
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Condición: Used - Very Good. 2008. Hardcover. Cloth, d.j. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy. Very Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: SON000022410
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Condición: Used - Like New. 2008. Fine. Dust Jacket is Fine. Nº de ref. del artículo: C001687
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Condición: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 1.54. Nº de ref. del artículo: 353-1847252338-gdd
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Queen Victoria's Skull: George Combe and the Mid-Victorian Mind This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Nº de ref. del artículo: 7719-9781847252333
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Librería: Bahamut Media, Reading, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Nº de ref. del artículo: 6545-9781847252333
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hardcover. Condición: Fair. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good Slipcase. First Edition. Acceptable due to underlining and or marginalia, otherwise VG condition. First Edition. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 251105
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Librería: Daedalus Books, Portland, OR, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. A clean, crisp copy. ; 1.42 x 9.29 x 6.3 Inches; 368 pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 203330
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