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Robert Owen and his legacy /

This volume consists of twelve essays from leading scholars and younger researchers on various aspects of the life, work and legacy of Robert Owen (1771-1858). A radical thinker and humanitarian employer Owen made a major contribution to nineteenth-century social movements including co-operatives, t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Williams, Chris, 1963-, Thompson, Noel W., 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Robert Owen: Reputations and Burning Issues / Ian Donnachie
  • 2. Robert Owen and Some Later Socialists / Gregory Claeys
  • 3. Great Experiment: New Lanark from Robert Owen to World Heritage Site / Jim Arnold
  • 4. Robert Owen and Education / Francis J. O'Hagan
  • 5. Robert Owen and Religion / Robert A. Davis
  • 6. Owen and the Owenites: Consumer and Consumption in the New Moral World / Noel Thompson
  • 7. Robert Owen as a British Politician and Parliamentarian / Margaret Escott
  • 8. Robert Owen's Unintended Legacy: Class Conflict / Ben Maw
  • 9. Robert Owen and `The Greatest Discovery Ever Made By Man' / Geoffrey Powell
  • 10. Exporting the Owenite Utopia: Thomas Powell and the Tropical Emigration Society / Malcolm Chase
  • 11. Robert Owen and Wales / Chris Williams.