G D H Cole

The Life of Robert Owen

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1925. In studying Robert Owen's life, this work reveals with a remarkable clarity the first phases of the Industrial Revolution crowded as it was with events, changes, ideas, and characters. This title will be of great interest to scholars and students of labour history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 585g
• ISBN-13: 9781138336551
• ISBN-10: 1138336556
• Artikelnr.: 54710343

Autorenporträt

George Douglas Howard Cole (25 September 1889 - 14 January 1959) was an English political theorist, economist, writer and historian. As a libertarian socialist he was a long-time member of the Fabian Society and an advocate for the co-operative movement.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Robert Owen and His Times 2. The Child 3. The Shop-Boy 4. A Romance of
Business 5. Manchester - Marriage 6. New Lanark, 1800-1813 7. Life at
Braxfield 8. Ideas on Education 9. The First Factory Act 10. "Mr. Owen's
Plan" 11. The Days of Peterloo 12. Later Years at New Lanark 13. The
Beginnings of Owenism 14. New Harmony 15. The Labour Exchange and the
Builders' Guild 16. The "Trade Union" 17. Old Age 18. Conclusion;
Appendices; Index