Heroes of Invention: Technology, Liberalism and British Identity, 1750–1914 - Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series - MacLeod, Christine (University of Bristol) - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9780521153829 - June 24, 2010
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Heroes of Invention: Technology, Liberalism and British Identity, 1750–1914 - Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series

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This innovative study investigates why inventors rose to heroic stature and popular acclaim in Victorian Britain. Christine MacLeod argues that inventors became figureheads of various nineteenth-century factions who deployed their heroic reputation, not least to challenge the aristocracy's hold on power and the militaristic national identity that bolstered it.


476 pages, Illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released June 24, 2010
ISBN13 9780521153829
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 476
Dimensions 152 × 230 × 29 mm   ·   722 g
Language English  

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