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.

Klappentext

First published in 1947, this book examines the climate surrounding life and labour in Britain in the nineteenth century.

Inhalt

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.