The making of British socialism
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The making of British socialism
Princeton University Press, c2011
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-336) and index
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Description
"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.
Table of Contents
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
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