{"product_id":"wealth-and-welfare-an-economic-and-social-history-of-britain-1851-1951","title":"Wealth And Welfare:  An Economic And Social History Of Britain 1851-1951","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription for WEALTH AND WELFARE:  AN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN 1851-1951 by Martin Daunton:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection of essays explores the questions of what counted as knowledge in Victorian Britain, who defined knowledge and the knowledgeable, by what means and by what criteria.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the Victorian period, the structure of knowledge took on a new and recognizably modern form, and the disciplines that we now take for granted took shape. The ways in which knowledge was tested also took on a new form, with oral examinations and personal contacts giving way to formal written tests. New institutions of knowledge were created: museums were important at the start of the period (knowledge often meant classifying and collecting); by the end, universities had taken on a new prominence. Knowledge expanded and Victorians needed to make sense of the sheer scale of information, to popularize it, and at the same time to exclude ignorance and error - a role carried out by encyclopedias and popular publications.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe concept of knowledge is complex and much debated, with a multiplicity of meanings and troubling relationships. By studying the Victorian organization of knowledge in its institutional settings, these essays contribute to our consideration of these wider issues.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connies Bookshelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44840308637912,"sku":"","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/9099\/4904\/files\/WealthAndWelfare.jpg?v=1714233885","url":"https:\/\/conniesbookshelf.com\/products\/wealth-and-welfare-an-economic-and-social-history-of-britain-1851-1951","provider":"Connies Bookshelf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}