{"title":"Camplin J","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the captivating world of Camplin J, an insightful author whose expertise shines in the \u003cem\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/em\u003e category. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for exploring the past, Camplin J offers readers a comprehensive look into bygone eras. The collection features works like \"\u003cem\u003eBeing Victorian\u003c\/em\u003e,\" which delves into the complexities and nuances of the Victorian era, providing a rich understanding of its cultural, social, and historical contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a history enthusiast or a newcomer to historical studies, Camplin J's works offer an engaging and accessible approach to learning about the past. Each book is meticulously researched and written with a clarity that makes complex historical themes both approachable and enjoyable. Dive into the past with Camplin J and gain a deeper appreciation for the events and figures that have shaped our present.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"being-victorian-by-camplin-j-9781917458283","title":"Being Victorian","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriters and poets, academics and art critics, mathematicians and experimental scientists, churchmen and politicians, women of strong opinions gather for a summer weekend in the 1870s. Is it real, or is it a fantasy?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing's sure: their debates—about life's aims, rural and urban living, love and money, civilization and belief, the social framework, the past, the present and the future—take us to the heart of the Victorian dream and its reality: the idea that their society exemplified 'Progress'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat did 'Progress' mean? Were things (and which things) getting better? What did 'better' mean? And for whom?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of the world before the Victorians, from Aberdeen to Africa, showed a particular form of equality for almost everyone: an equality of poverty and no prospects, with kindness often in short supply. Victorians wanted to change that world, thought they were changing it, did change it. They did it in a human way: a mélange of muddle, vision, certainty, doubt, too slow for many, too fast for some. Yet their changes were decisive both for creating the modern world, but also for revealing the dilemmas attached to mass living in urban, technological societies, as well as the moral flaws in imposing one civilization's or one person's beliefs on another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost remarkably of all, the upheaval in making major transitions in every area of life, which produced revolutions and violence across Europe, in the Americas and in Asia, was carried out—at least in Britain itself—almost entirely peacefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe past will always be a foreign country for those unwilling to engage with its people. Whether viewing the lives of rulers or the ruled, \u003cem\u003eBeing Victorian\u003c\/em\u003e corrects innumerable preconceptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46764315967724,"sku":"9781917458283","price":69.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19165533482870.jpg?v=1756255642"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/camplin-j.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}