Democratic Socialism in Britain - David Reisman

Democratic Socialism in Britain

Classic Texts in Economic and Political Thought, 1825-1952

David Reisman (Autor)

Media-Kombination
3700 Seiten
1996
Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
978-1-85196-285-3 (ISBN)
1.329,95 inkl. MwSt
The texts in this collection demonstrate both the diversity and continuity in British theories of democratic socialism. The selection encompasses the Ricardian socialists, the Christian socialists, and the Fabian socialists.
Socialists are united far more by their shared opposition to anomic individualism than by their commitment to any single interpretative scheme or body of beliefs. However, the 42 texts by the 27 socialists represented in this collection show that, in spite of the striking differences, there are certain crucial similarities and points of convergence. These volumes show that in Britain, at least in the years from 1825-1952, the democrats who called themselves socialists tended to concentrate their discussion around four common themes that served as the core of their common cause: quest for community, the institution of equality, the rehabilitation of the state, and transition by consent.

The classic texts contained in these ten volumes, which encompass the Ricardian socialists, the Christian socialists, and the Fabian socialists, seek to make human interaction and social responsibility the centrepiece of economic debate from a variety of ideological perspectives. These key contributions to British thought between 1825 and 1952 are still a source of stimulus to students of political economy even as they have acquired the status of great historical works.

David Reisman is Professor of Economics, University of Surrey. His publications include Adam Smith's Sociological Economics, Richard Titmuss: Welfare and Society, Galbraith and Market Capitalism, State and Welfare, Alfred Marshall: Progress and Politics, Theories of Collective Action, The Political Economy of Health Care and Anthony Crosland: The Mixed Economy. Professor Reisman is the editor of Theories of the Mixed Economy (10 volumes), also published by Pickering and Chatto.

Volume 1 T Hodgskin, Labour Defended (1825); W Thompson, Labour Rewarded (1827). David Ricardo, Principles of Political Economy (1817). Volume 2 F D Maurice, A Dialogue between Somebody and Nobody (1850); Reasons for Co-operation (1851); A Clergyman s Answer (1851); On the Reformation of Society (1851); C Kingsley, Cheap Clothes and Nasty (1851); The Message of the Church to Labouring Men (1851); The Application of Associative Principles and Methods to Agriculture (1851); Who are the Friends of Order? (1852); J M Ludlow, 'The Great Partnership' (1848); Labour and the Poor (1850); The Working Associations of Paris (1850); Christian Socialism and its Opponents (1851) Volume 3 W Morris, A Summary of the Principles of Socialism (with H M Hyndman) (1884); Art and Socialism (1884); The Manifesto of the Socialist League (with E Belfort Bax) (1885); The Labour Question from the Socialist Standpoint (1886); Signs of Change (1888); Statement of the Principles of the Hammersmith Socialist Society (1890); How I Became a Socialist (1894) Volume 4 G B Shaw, ed, Fabian Essays (1889) Volume 5 A J Penty, Old Worlds for New (1917) Volume 6 H J Laski, A Grammar of Politics (1925) Volume 7 G D H Cole, Principles of Economic Planning (1935) Volume 8 D P T Jay, The Socialist Case (1937) Volume 9 R H S Crossman, ed, New Fabian Essays (1952) Volume 10 A Bevan, In Place of Fear (1952)

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.11.1996
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 5624 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Politische Systeme
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Politische Theorie
ISBN-10 1-85196-285-9 / 1851962859
ISBN-13 978-1-85196-285-3 / 9781851962853
Zustand Neuware
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