Poverty and Compassion: The Moral Imagination of the Late Victorians

In a provocative study that bristles with contemporary relevance, Himmelfarb demonstrates that the material and moral dimensions...
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Author: Gertrude Himmelfarb
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Poverty and Compassion: The Moral Imagination of the Late Victorians by Himmelfarb, Gertrude

Poverty and Compassion: The Moral Imagination of the Late Victorians

Dhs. 139.73

Poverty and Compassion: The Moral Imagination of the Late Victorians

Dhs. 139.73
Author: Gertrude Himmelfarb
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In a provocative study that bristles with contemporary relevance, Himmelfarb demonstrates that the material and moral dimensions of poverty were inseparable in the minds of late Victorians, be they radical or conservative.

Author: Gertrude Himmelfarb
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 10/27/1992
Pages: 492
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.56w x 1.18d
ISBN: 9780679741732


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/21/1992

About the Author
Gertrude Himmelfarb taught for 23 years at Brooklyn College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York, where she was named distinguished professor of history in 1978. Now professor emeritus, she lives with her husband, Irving Kristol, in Washington, DC. Her books include The De-Moralization of Society: From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values; On Looking into the Abyss: Untimely Thoughts on Culture and Society; Poverty and Compassion: The Moral Imagination of the Late Victorians; The New History and the Old; Marriage and Morals Among the Victorians; The Idea of Poverty: England in the Early Industrial Age; On Liberty and Liberalism: The Case of John Stuart Mill; Victorian Minds (nominated for a National Book Award); Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution; and Lord Acton: A Study in Conscience and Politics.

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