Unto This Last - Couverture souple

Ruskin, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1420925962 ISBN 13 : 9781420925968

Editeur : Digireads.com, 2005

Synopsis

Originally published in "Cornhill" magazine, "Unto This Last" is a series of four essays on the politics of economics. Considered by Ruskin as one of his most important works, "Unto This Last" argues that economics, art and science must have a foundation in morality. Ruskin, who cannot be strictly labeled as a liberal or conservative in his political ideology, crafts a thought-provoking exposition of prevailing economic theories that is as relevant today as when first written.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Perhaps the most influential political essay ever written, Unto This Last was one of the defining texts of British socialism, and was a decisive experience in the lives of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, amongst many others.

Ruskin's lessons are as urgently needed today as ever. His attack on the greed and short-termism of unbridled capitalism, and on the pursuit of money instead of true wealth, are every bit as inspiring and challenging as they were when Unto This Last was first published 150 years ago.

A new introduction by Andrew Hill, Associate Editor and City Editor of the Financial Times, and editor of the Lombard column, discusses the value of the essay in an age of credit crunch. A foreword by the Master of the Guild of St George, Ruskin's association for social reform, sets out what Ruskinians today can do and are doing.

Présentation de l'éditeur

UNTO THIS LAST is an essay on economy and social justice by John Ruskin, first published in 1860 in a series of four articles in Cornhill Magazine. Ruskin said himself that these articles were very violently criticized, which forced the publisher to stop the publication after four articles. But Ruskin countered the attack and persevered, publishing and releasing the four articles in book form in 1862. UNTO THIS LAST had a profounding and lasting impact on Gandhi's philosophy and life, with Gandhi deciding immediately to change his own life according to Ruskin's teachings.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Digireads.com
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1420925962
• ISBN 13: 9781420925968
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 100
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible