Poverty and Compassion
The Moral Imagination of the Late Victorians
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- Paperback
492 pages
- Release Date
27 October 1992
Summary
In a provocative study that bristles with contemporary relevance, Himmelfarb demonstrates that the material and moral dimensions of poverty were inseparable in the minds of late Victorians, be they radical or conservative.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679741732 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0679741739 |
| Author: | Gertrude Himmelfarb |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 492 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 1992 |
| Weight: | 561g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 32mm |
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“A monumental achievement. “–Wall Street Journal
“A monumental achievement. “–Wall Street Journal
About The Author
Gertrude Himmelfarb
Gertrude Himmelfarb taught for 23 years at Brooklyn College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York, where she was named distinguished professor of history in 1978. Now professor emeritus, she lives with her husband, Irving Kristol, in Washington, DC. Her books include The De-Moralization of Society- From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values; On Looking into the Abyss- Untimely Thoughts on Culture and Society; Poverty and Compassion- The Moral Imagination of the Late Victorians; The New History and the Old; Marriage and Morals Among the Victorians; The Idea of Poverty- England in the Early Industrial Age; On Liberty and Liberalism- The Case of John Stuart Mill; Victorian Minds (nominated for a National Book Award); Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution; and Lord Acton- A Study in Conscience and Politics.
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