The Organisation of Knowledge in Victorian Britain

by Martin Daunton (Editor)

This 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.
The 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, social, and intellectual settings, these essays contribute to our consideration of these wider issues.

434 pages, Hardcover

First published August 4, 2005

About the author

Martin James Daunton is Professor of Economic History at the University of Cambridge.