{"title":"Albert D. Pionke","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlbert D. Pionke's works delve into the intricate social practices and rituals that shaped Victorian professional life. His writing offers thoughtful analysis and rich detail, appealing to readers interested in cultural history and the subtle dynamics of past societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those exploring education, history, and social behaviour, Pionke's books provide a nuanced perspective within the broader realm of Education \u0026amp; Reference. His approach encourages reflection on the ways tradition and professional identity intertwine through time.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-ritual-culture-of-victorian-professionals-by-albert-d-pionke-9781409470465","title":"The Ritual Culture of Victorian Professionals","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the middle decades of the nineteenth century, Albert D. Pionke's book historicizes the relationship of ritual, class, and public status in Victorian England. His analysis of various discourses related to professionalization suggests that public ritual flourished during the period, especially among the burgeoning ranks of Victorian professions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Pionke shows, magazines, court cases, law books, manuals, and works by authors that include William Makepeace Thackeray, Thomas Hughes, Anthony Trollope, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning demonstrate the importance of ritual in numerous professional settings. Individual chapters reconstruct the ritual cultures of pre-professionalism provided to Oxbridge undergraduates; of oath-taking in a wide range of professional creation and promotion ceremonies; of the education, promotion, and public practice of Victorian barristers; and of Victorian Parliamentary elections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA final chapter considers the consequences of rituals that fail through the lens of the Eglinton tournament. The uneasy place of Victorian writers, who were both promoters of and competitors with more established professionals, is considered throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ritual Culture of Victorian Professionals\u003c\/em\u003e excavates Victorian professionals' vital ritual culture, at the same time that its engagement with literary representations of the professions reconstructs writers' unique place in the zero-sum contest for professional status.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608154554604,"sku":"9781409470465","price":353.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781409470465-the-ritual-culture-of-victorian-professionals.jpg?v=1778186192"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/albert-d-pionke.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}