The Life of R. H. Tawney
Socialism and History
1st Edition
Published on 12. September 2013
224 pages
978-1-78093-612-3 (ISBN)
Description
R. H. Tawney was the most influential theorist and exponent of socialism in Britain in the 20th century and also a leading historian. Based on papers deposited at the London School of Economics including a collection of personal material previously held by his family, this book provides the first detailed biography. Lawrence Goldman shows that to understand Tawney's work it is necessary to understand his life.
This biography takes a broadly chronological approach, and uses this framework to examine major themes, including Tawney's political thought and historical writings. Tawney was the most representative of Labour's intellectuals as well as the most influential, and the contradictions he embodied are evident in the general history of British socialism.
This biography takes a broadly chronological approach, and uses this framework to examine major themes, including Tawney's political thought and historical writings. Tawney was the most representative of Labour's intellectuals as well as the most influential, and the contradictions he embodied are evident in the general history of British socialism.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-78093-612-3 (9781780936123)
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Person
Lawrence Goldman is a Fellow and Tutor in History at St. Peter's College, University of Oxford, UK and the Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Content
Introduction
1. Calcutta, Rugby, Oxford, Whitechapel
2. Courtship and Marriage
3. Workers' Education
4. The Somme
5. Reconstruction after the First World War: Coal
6. Tawney between the Wars
7. Socialism and Christianity
8. Education
9. History
10. London and Washington: The Second World War
11. Last Things: 1945-62
12. Conclusion: Politics, Reputation and Style
Post Script: Tawney Fifty Years on
Notes
Illustrations
Bibliography
Index
1. Calcutta, Rugby, Oxford, Whitechapel
2. Courtship and Marriage
3. Workers' Education
4. The Somme
5. Reconstruction after the First World War: Coal
6. Tawney between the Wars
7. Socialism and Christianity
8. Education
9. History
10. London and Washington: The Second World War
11. Last Things: 1945-62
12. Conclusion: Politics, Reputation and Style
Post Script: Tawney Fifty Years on
Notes
Illustrations
Bibliography
Index
