Books written by Felix Driver

  • Power and Pauperism: The Workhouse System, 1834-1884
    Power and Pauperism: The Workhouse System, 1834-1884

    The buildings themselves were designed to make an impression on the poor , as Assistant Commissioner Sir Francis Head explained : The very sight of a well - built efficient establishment would give confidence to the Poor Law Guardians ...

  • Hidden Histories of Exploration: Researching the RGS-IBG Collections
    Hidden Histories of Exploration: Researching the RGS-IBG Collections

    This project takes a new look at the extensive historical collections of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) by highlighting the role of intermediaries and indigenous peoples in the history...

  • Geography Militant: Cultures of Exploration and Empire
    Geography Militant: Cultures of Exploration and Empire

    This book traces the emergence of a modern culture of exploration, as reflected in the role of institutions such as the Royal Geographical Society and the reputation of explorers such as Livingstone and Stanley.

  • Mobile Museums: Collections in circulation
    Mobile Museums: Collections in circulation

    Praise for Mobile Museums 'This book advances a paradigm shift in studies of museums and collections. A distinguished group of contributors reveal that collections are not dead assemblages.

  • Tropical Visions in an Age of Empire
    Tropical Visions in an Age of Empire

    Bringing together a group of distinguished contributors from disciplines across the arts and humanities, this volume contains eleven beautifully illustrated essays—arranged in three sections devoted to voyages, mappings, and sites—that ...

  • Imperial Cities: Landscape, Display and Identity
    Imperial Cities: Landscape, Display and Identity

    The fifteen essays in this book explore the influence of imperialism in a range of urban centres, including London, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Marseilles, Glasgow and Seville.