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Jane M. Gaines
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A Political History of Light and Vision in Britain, 1800-1910
by Chris Otter
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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?
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