Assesses how Robert Owen transformed New Lanark into a test-bed for his social philosophiesProvides the first attempt to trace the origins of 'Owenism' from a social history perspective
Utilises previously unpublished archival material

Autorentext

Ophélie Siméon is Associate Professor in British History at Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris, France.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Beginnings.- 3. The 'preparatory phase', 1800-1816.- 4. Towards the New Moral World, 1816-1825.- 5. Visions of New Lanark.- 6. Rethinking New Lanark: the Model and the Myth.- Index.