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Item Details
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MORALITY AND THE MARKET IN VICTORIAN BRITAIN
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| By: |
G.R. Searle |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£182.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0198206984 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198206989 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
9 April, 1998 |
| Pages: |
316 |
| Description: |
The industrial revolution took place in Britain first, but the middle classes who had most to gain from rampant capitalism were held back by their Christian beliefs and sense of social duty. In this stimulating study of mid-Victorian ethics and the political economy, Geoffrey Searle argues that entrenched ideals of public virtue posed a much more effective challenge to market forces than the need to mitigate poverty. Highly readable and instructive, the book capturesthe ideological dilemma at the heart of nineteenth-century British history. |
| Synopsis: |
In this lively and interesting study, G. R. Searle tackles the conundrum at the heart of Victorian life: how could capitalist values be harmonized with Christian beliefs and with concepts of public morality and social duty? Middle-class Victorians who broadly welcomed industrial growth and embraced the doctrines of 'political economy' were sensitive to the charge that theirs was a selfish and materialistic creed. Consequently, if public morality was to be reconciled with the market, wage-labour had to be distinguished from slavery, investment from speculation, and entrepreneurial acumen from dishonesty and fraud. These ideas about citizenship and public virtue offered a greater challenge to rampant capitalism than any pressing need to alleviate poverty. Through its exploration of 'Victorian values', this book provides lessons for all those engaged in the present-day debate about the moral and social consequences of unleashing free market forces. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Clarendon Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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