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The Victorian Eye: A Political History of Light and Vision in Britain, 1800-1910 (Folktales of the World) 🔍
University Of Chicago Press, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2008
Chris Otter; ProQuest (Firm) 🔍
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During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. How did such enormous changes in the way people saw and were seen affect Victorian culture? To answer that question, Chris Otter mounts an ambitious history of illumination and vision in Britain, drawing on extensive research into everything from the science of perception and lighting technologies to urban design and government administration. He explores how light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private reading, as well as institutional efforts to collect knowledge. And he contends that, contrary to presumptions that illumination helped create a society controlled by intrusive surveillance, the new radiance often led to greater personal freedom and was integral to the development of modern liberal society.
__The Victorian Eye__’s innovative interdisciplinary approach—and generous illustrations­—will captivate a range of readers interested in the history of modern Britain, visual culture, technology, and urbanization.
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Christopher J. Otter
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Otter, Chris
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United States, United States of America
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Illustrated, PS, 2008
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July 15, 2008
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1, 20081115
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During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. How did such enormous changes in the way people saw and were seen affect Victorian culture?
To answer that question, Chris Otter mounts an ambitious history of illumination and vision in Britain, drawing on extensive research into everything from the science of perception and lighting technologies to urban design and government administration. He explores how light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private reading, as well as institutional efforts to collect knowledge. And he contends that, contrary to presumptions that illumination helped create a society controlled by intrusive surveillance, the new radiance often led to greater personal freedom and was integral to the development of modern liberal society.
The Victorian Eye s innovative interdisciplinary approachand generous illustrationswill captivate a range of readers interested in the history of modern Britain, visual culture, technology, and urbanization.
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"During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. How did such enormous changes in the way people saw and were seen affect Victorian culture? To answer that question, Chris Otter mounts an ambitious history of illumination and vision in Britain, drawing on extensive research into everything from the science of perception and lighting technologies to urban design and government administration. He explores how light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private reading, as well as institutional efforts to collect knowledge. And he contends that, contrary to presumptions that illumination helped create a society controlled by intrusive surveillance, the new radiance often led to greater personal freedom and was integral to the development of modern liberal society" -- University of Chicago Press
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During The 19th Century, Britain Became The First Gaslit Society. At The Same Time, The Government Significantly Expanded Its Power To Observe And Monitor Its Subjects. This Study Examines The Way People Saw And Were Seen In This Gaslit Age And How This Affected Victorian Culture. Light, Vision, And Power -- The Victorian Eye : The Physiology, Sociology, And Spatiality Of Vision, 1800-1900 -- Oligoptic Engineering : Light And The Victorian City -- The Age Of Inspectability : Vision, Space, And The Victorian City -- The Government Of Light : Gasworks, Gaslight, And Photometry -- Technologies Of Illumination, 1870-1910 -- Securing Perception : Assembling Electricity Networks -- Patterns Of Perception. Chris Otter. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [339]-363) And Index.
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