1st Edition
The Webbs, Fabianism and Feminism Fabianism and the Political Economy of Everyday Life
182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book seeks to explore the understanding of Fabianism of both the Webbs and the Fabian Women’s Group and how this understanding shaped their views regarding such gender-centred issues as the family wage; protective labour law; and women’s place in the welfare state, the home and the labour market.
Contents: Fabianism and feminism: the political economy of everyday life; Fabianism; The Webbs and the rights of women; Beatrice Webb and the new statesman papers; Beatrice Webb and the Fabian women’s group; Beatrice Webb and the national standard for manual handling; Fabianism and Marxism: sociology and political economy; Bibliography.
Biography
Peter Beilharz, Chris Nyland
