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"the long nineteenth century" A phrase used over and over. Reminds me of an old George Carlin joke: "Mathematicians have just discovered a new number. The num
by AlbertCory 3y ago
"the long nineteenth century" A phrase used over and over.
Reminds me of an old George Carlin joke:
"Mathematicians have just discovered a new number. The number is called "bleen."
Bleen is reportedly between 6 and 7."
New discovery: the nineteenth century was more than 100 years! The more you know.
- throw_pm23 3y agoDo you ever say "a long day"?
- mikhailfranco 3y agoIt is not explained and the footnote is not helpful. Here is the European and Russian explanation as 1789-1914: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_nineteenth_century https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_nineteenth_century In Britain, it is not long, but slightly shifted, to mean 1815-1914, roughly the Pax Britannica: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Britannica https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Britannica In similar fashion, the 20th century is often represented as short, meaning from the Russian Revolution or WWI to the fall of the Soviet Union 1914/18-1989/91: https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3769095 https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3769095
- lainga 3y agoFor context the "long nineteenth" is usually defined as 1789 - 1914, what Anglo-Americans might think of as "Victorian" but encompassing a lot more
- fakedang 3y agoAn easy way to look at it might be the combination of the Napoleonic, Bismarckian and Victorian eras.
- AlbertCory 3y agoI guess it would be uncool for a scholar to say "the long nineteenth century (conventionally defined as 1789-1914)," ?