A New View of Society and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)

A New View of Society and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)

by Gregory Claeys (Editor), Gregory Claeys (Editor), Robert Owen (Author)

Synopsis

In his early works Owen argues that, since individuals are wholly formed by their environment, education is the crucial factor in transforming them. Later he came to adopt far more radical positions, proposing nothing less than 'the emancipation ofmankind' and the creation of a 'new moral world', a full-scale reorganization of British society, major reforms of working practices and the Poor Laws and the establishment of co-operative model.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 31 Jan 1991

ISBN 10: 0140433481
ISBN 13: 9780140433487

Author Bio
Robert Owen (1771-1858) was one of the greatest of British social reformers. George Claeys received his PhD from the University of Cambridge and is now Associate Professor of History at Washington University.