First published in 1947 as the fourth edition of a 1920 original, and delivered during 1919 as lectures to students of economics at the University of Cambridge, this book examines the climate surrounding life and labour in Britain in the nineteenth century. Fay analyses the international and local political structures affecting the way the British lived and worked, as well as the role played by social reformers such as Robert Owen. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British economic history.
First published in 1947 as the fourth edition of a 1920 original, and delivered during 1919 as lectures to students of economics at the University of Cambridge, this book examines the climate surrounding life and labour in Britain in the nineteenth century. Fay analyses the international and local political structures affecting the way the British lived and worked, as well as the role played by social reformers such as Robert Owen. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British economic history.
Part I: 1. The international background, 1815-30 2. The old colonial system 3. Repression and reform at home 4. The influence of Jeremy Bentham 5. The spirit of association 6. Robert Owen 7. The origins of British socialism 8. Cobbett and Cobbett's England 9. The old Poor Law and the new Part II: 10. The political background from 1830 to the present day 11. Cobdenism 12. The anti-corn law league 13. Chartism 14. The industrial scene, 1842 15. Mining operations 16. The historical basis of capitalism (i) 17. The historical basis of capitalism (ii) 18. A nation of shopkeepers 19. The co-operative movement since 1844 20. The revival of socialism 21. The remedies of the nineteenth century 22. The growth of corporate life Appendix. The localisation of industry in Northern England Map Index.
Part I: 1. The international background, 1815-30 2. The old colonial system 3. Repression and reform at home 4. The influence of Jeremy Bentham 5. The spirit of association 6. Robert Owen 7. The origins of British socialism 8. Cobbett and Cobbett's England 9. The old Poor Law and the new Part II: 10. The political background from 1830 to the present day 11. Cobdenism 12. The anti-corn law league 13. Chartism 14. The industrial scene, 1842 15. Mining operations 16. The historical basis of capitalism (i) 17. The historical basis of capitalism (ii) 18. A nation of shopkeepers 19. The co-operative movement since 1844 20. The revival of socialism 21. The remedies of the nineteenth century 22. The growth of corporate life Appendix. The localisation of industry in Northern England Map Index.
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