Paternalism and Politics: The Revival of Paternalism in Early Nineteenth-Century Britain (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780312231163)

This book is about continuity and change in early nineteenth-century Britain. Against the background of an emerging industrial state, the popularization of liberal laissez-faire principles, and the rise of a class-based society, it examines the revival of traditional paternal ideals and considers their influence upon the development of social policy. Poor laws, social distress, child labor, and factory reform provide a focus for the analysis. The implications of the revival for the emergence of the collective or welfare state is an important theme.

Author: K. Lawes
ISBN-10: 0312231164
ISBN-13: 9780312231163
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 12/02/2000
Pages: 229
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.82h x 5.72w x 0.80d