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Livingstone´S ´Lives´: A Metabiography of a Victorian Icon
Justin D. Livingstone
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Description for Livingstone´S ´Lives´: A Metabiography of a Victorian Icon
Paperback. Explores how Livingstone has been represented in diverse ways and put to work in a variety of socio-political contexts. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
David Livingstone, the 'missionary-explorer', has attracted more commentary than nearly any other Victorian hero. Beginning in the years following his death, he soon became the subject of a major biographical tradition. Yet out of this extensive discourse, no unified image of Livingstone emerges. Rather, he has been represented in diverse ways and in a variety of socio-political contexts. Until now, no one has explored Livingstone's posthumous reputation in full. This book meets the challenge. In approaching Livingstone's complex legacy, it adopts a metabiographical perspective: in other words, this book is a biography of biographies. Rather than ... Read more
David Livingstone, the 'missionary-explorer', has attracted more commentary than nearly any other Victorian hero. Beginning in the years following his death, he soon became the subject of a major biographical tradition. Yet out of this extensive discourse, no unified image of Livingstone emerges. Rather, he has been represented in diverse ways and in a variety of socio-political contexts. Until now, no one has explored Livingstone's posthumous reputation in full. This book meets the challenge. In approaching Livingstone's complex legacy, it adopts a metabiographical perspective: in other words, this book is a biography of biographies. Rather than ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Imperialism
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781526106797
SKU
V9781526106797
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About Justin D. Livingstone
Justin D. Livingstone is the Lord Kelvin Adam Smith Fellow in Critical Studies at the University of Glasgow -- .
Reviews for Livingstone´S ´Lives´: A Metabiography of a Victorian Icon
'[This book] stands out for the sensitivity of analysis, rich foundation of primary sources, deep engagement with academic scholarship in an impressive range of fields, and elegant prose... a major intervention' Max Jones, The University of Manchester 'What this impressive study of Livingstone's legacy demonstrates is that our enduring interest in the man derives from the ... Read more