1st Edition

England in the Eighteen Eighties

By H. M . Lynd Copyright 1945
522 Pages
by Routledge

520 Pages
by Routledge

520 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1945, this volume compares the theoretical panic and practical confusion of its present time to that of the eighteen-eighties and looks to it for direction and inspiration. Following the decade, the Reynolds’ Newspaper commented that "Eighteen seventy-nine is gone, and we all have reason to be thankful that it is now only a record". The decade faced challenges in agriculture,... Read more

1. The Eighteen-Eighties. Part I. Changes in the ‘Eighties. 2. Material Environment. 3. Environment of Ideas. 4. Intruding Events. 5. Signs of Change. Part II. Role of Social Institutions in Change. 6. Political Parties. 7. Organized Labor. 8. Religion. 9. Education. 10. Organization for Change. 11. Toward Positive Freedom.

Biography

H. M . Lynd