{"product_id":"the-social-worker-clement-attlee-9781698828923","title":"The Social Worker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Principled, pluralistic and humane - rather than utopian or absolute - it is the forgotten script of the twentieth-century Labour Party.\" John Bew, \u003ci\u003eCitizen Clem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClement Attlee presided over Britain's first socialist government, ushering in radical domestic reforms - from the creation of the National Health Service to the nationalisation of the railways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1920, however, Attlee returned from service in the Great War and resumed his pre-war social work in East London, whilst organising the increasingly powerful Labour Party. Attlee was a politician honing his voice and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAttlee's \u003ci\u003eThe Social Worker\u003c\/i\u003e is a manifestation of an intellectual idea about social work that critiqued the Victorian charitable approach, which focused on individual character rather than the structure of society. The manifesto is a blend of Attlee's socialist politics with its advocacy of increased government involvement. The book also reflects his profound belief in the importance of practical action for helping the disadvantaged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAttlee's ideal social worker is neither the aloof and abstract theorist, nor the complacent and condescending philanthropist, but a multi-faceted individual who can agitate for social reform whilst volunteering one's time and money for those less fortunate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Social Worker\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful call to arms for improving society, written with Attlee's characteristic compassion and thoughtfulness. This classic work is a must read for those interested in socialism, the Labour Party and how societies and individuals can make a difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClement Attlee\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1883 and served as British Prime Minister 1945 - 1951. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eAs It Happened\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEmpire into Commonwealth\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Sharpe Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Social Worker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Social Worker\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise work that proposes solutions, based not on abstract theory but, as the reader grasps from the first pages, on Attlee's own experience.\" Michael Jago, \u003ci\u003eClement Attlee: The Inevitable Prime Minister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... a clear statement of the principles which were to underlay the creation of the welfare state by the Attlee government a quarter of a century later.\" Francis Beckett, \u003ci\u003eClem Attlee: Labour's Great Reformer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clement Attlee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1698828926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781698828923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.53d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clement Attlee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978298786047,"sku":"9781698828923","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f34f161f-3987-4ccb-9ceb-84bc2947628d.jpg?v=1683240762","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-social-worker-clement-attlee-9781698828923","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}