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The Making of British Socialism (Paperback)
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The Making of British Socialism (Paperback)
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The Making of British Socialism provides a new interpretation of
the emergence of British socialism in the late nineteenth century,
demonstrating that it was not a working-class movement demanding
state action, but a creative campaign of political hope promoting
social justice, personal transformation, and radical democracy.
Mark Bevir shows that British socialists responded to the dilemmas
of economics and faith against a background of diverse traditions,
melding new economic theories opposed to capitalism with new
theologies which argued that people were bound in divine
fellowship. Bevir utilizes an impressive range of sources to
illuminate a number of historical questions: Why did the British
Marxists follow a Tory aristocrat who dressed in a frock coat and
top hat? Did the Fabians develop a new economic theory? What was
the role of Christian theology and idealist philosophy in shaping
socialist ideas? He explores debates about capitalism, revolution,
the simple life, sexual relations, and utopian communities. He
gives detailed accounts of the Marxists, Fabians, and ethical
socialists, including famous authors such as William Morris and
George Bernard Shaw. And he locates these socialists among a wide
cast of colorful characters, including Karl Marx, Henry Thoreau,
Leo Tolstoy, and Oscar Wilde. By showing how socialism combined
established traditions and new ideas in order to respond to the
changing world of the late nineteenth century, The Making of
British Socialism turns aside long-held assumptions about the
origins of a major movement.
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