{"product_id":"9780525557890","title":"Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800-1906","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping history of nineteenth-century Britain by one of the world's most respected historians.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo live in nineteenth-century Britain was to experience an astonishing and unprecedented series of changes. Cities grew vast; there were revolutions in transportation, communication, science, and work—all while a growing religious skepticism rendered the intellectual landscape increasingly unrecognizable. It was an exhilarating time, and as a result, most of the countries in the world that experienced these changes were racked by political and social unrest. Britain, however, maintained a stable polity at home, and as a result it quickly found itself in a position of global leadership. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this major new work, leading historian David Cannadine has created a bold, fascinating new interpretation of nineteenth-century Britain. Britain was a country that saw itself at the summit of the world and, by some measures, this was indeed true. It had become the largest empire in history: its political stability positioned it as the leader of the new global economy and allowed it to construct the largest navy ever built. And yet it was also a society permeated with doubt, fear, and introspection. Repeatedly, politicians and writers felt themselves to be staring into the abyss and what is seen as an era of irritating self-belief was in fact obsessed with its own fragility, whether as a great power or as a moral force. \u003ci\u003eVictorious Century\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and extraordinarily stimulating history—its author catches the relish, humor and staginess of the age, but also the dilemmas faced by Britain's citizens, ones we remain familiar with today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008055623920,"sku":"9780525557890","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780525557890_p0.jpg?v=1763710813","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780525557890","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}