The Optimists: Themes and Personalities in Victorian Liberalism

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pp. [11] 301, “This book examines the nature and development of these ideas. It traces their origins in the Romantic movement, the industrial revolution and the general European Liberal awakening of the mid-nineteenth century and charts their collapse in the face of the predominance of class attitudes and the increasingly bitter clash of capital and labour at the end of the century.”

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ISBN 0571114954
ISBN13 9780571114955
Number of pages 301
Original Title The Optimists: Themes and Personalities in Victorian Liberalism
Published Date 1980
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition Slightly Worn and Chipped
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication London
Edition First Edition
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pp. [11] 301, “This book examines the nature and development of these ideas. It traces their origins in the Romantic movement, the industrial revolution and the general European Liberal awakening of the mid-nineteenth century and charts their collapse in the face of the predominance of class attitudes and the increasingly bitter clash of capital and labour at the end of the century.”

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Weight 0.85 kg