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Life & Times of Sidney & Beatrice Webb 1
Royden (Em Harrison
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Description for Life & Times of Sidney & Beatrice Webb 1
Hardcover. The Webbs' idiosyncrasies have often masked their literary and institution building accomplishments. In this biography, Sidney is shown to play a more important role than Beatrice in the literary output and there is emphasis on their promotion of working class democratic experience. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 748.
Sidney and Beatrice Webb are the most important British contributors to the socialist tradition. They had a hand in founding many of the institutions that form the fabric of British society; notably the Fabian society, the Labour Party, the London School of Economics, the New Statesman , the Political Quarterly and Tribune. This is the first authorized biography of the Webbs commissioned by the Passfield Trustees; this life of the 'oddest couple since Adam and Eve' differs from previous studies in considering their literary and institution-building accomplishments and not just their personal idiosyncrasies.
Sidney and Beatrice Webb are the most important British contributors to the socialist tradition. They had a hand in founding many of the institutions that form the fabric of British society; notably the Fabian society, the Labour Party, the London School of Economics, the New Statesman , the Political Quarterly and Tribune. This is the first authorized biography of the Webbs commissioned by the Passfield Trustees; this life of the 'oddest couple since Adam and Eve' differs from previous studies in considering their literary and institution-building accomplishments and not just their personal idiosyncrasies.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
397
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333773437
SKU
V9780333773437
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99-15
About Royden (Em Harrison
Royden J. Harrison is Emeritus Professor of Social History at the University of Warwick.
Reviews for Life & Times of Sidney & Beatrice Webb 1
'his undoubted masterpiece...a remarkable feat of detailed research and objective judgement.' - The Times 'Harrison's writing is masterly, without being heavy, his comment is always profound and often very witty.' - The Spokesman 'A fine biography of two socialist stars and what passes for a history of socialism...it is worth every penny...his foray into ... Read more