The Life of R. H. Tawney - Socialism and History

R. H. Tawney was the most influential theorist and exponent of socialism in Britain in the 20th century and also a leading historian. Based on papers deposited at the London School of Economics including a collection of personal material previously held by his family, this book provides the first detailed biography. Lawrence Goldman shows that to understand Tawney's work it is necessary to understand his life.This biography takes a broadly chronological approach, and uses this framework to examine major themes, including Tawney's political thought and historical writings. Tawney was the most representative of Labour's intellectuals as well as the most influential, and the contradictions he embodied are evident in the general history of British socialism.

About the author

Lawrence Goldman is Director of the Institute of Historical Research in the University of London, UK. He was previously Fellow and Tutor in History at St. Peter's College, University of Oxford, UK and the Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography from 2004-14.

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence Goldman, Goldman Lawrence
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.09.2013
• EAN: 9781780937045
• ISBN: 978-1-78093-704-5
• No. of pages: 432
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies