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Zusatztext "This study of British socialist thought is a classic and is essential for any collection of key books on late nineteenth-century British socialism." ---Chris Wrigley! Socialist History Informationen zum Autor Mark Bevir is professor of political science at the University of California! Berkeley. His books include Democratic Governance (Princeton). Klappentext "This important book offers a fresh perspective on the emergence of British socialist ideas in the late nineteenth century that is rich in historical insight and contemporary political relevance. Mark Bevir skillfully analyzes the complex ideological strands that were woven together to form the political thought of British socialism and he deftly corrects the numerous misunderstandings that have accumulated in the secondary literature. He takes the intellectual history of socialism in this period to a new level of sophistication."--Ben Jackson! University of Oxford Zusammenfassung Provides an interpretation of the emergence of British socialism in the late 19th century. This title shows that British socialists responded to the dilemmas of economics and faith against a background of diverse traditions, melding economic theories opposed to capitalism with theologies which argued that people were bound in divine fellowship. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Acknowledgments xi List of Abbreviations xiii Chapter One: Introduction: Socialism and History 1 Chapter Two: The Victorian Context 22 Part One: The Marxists 43 Chapter Three: Ernest Belfort Bax 45 Chapter Four: Henry Mayers Hyndman 65 Chapter Five: William Morris 85 Chapter Six: The Social Democratic Federation 106 Part Two: The Fabians 129 Chapter Seven: Theories of Rent 131 Chapter Eight: George Bernard Shaw 152 Chapter Nine: Sidney Webb 173 Chapter Ten: Permeation and Independent Labor 195 Part Three: The Ethical Socialists 215 Chapter Eleven: Welfarism! Socialism! and Religion 217 Chapter Twelve: American Romanticism and British Socialism 235 Chapter Thirteen: Ethical Anarchism 256 Chapter Fourteen: The Labour Church Movement 278 Conclusion: Socialism! Labor! and the State 298 Bibliography 317 Index 337 ...
