Social Problems - Couverture souple

George, Henry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1596059729 ISBN 13 : 9781596059726

Editeur : Cosimo Classics, 2006

Synopsis

Economist HENRY GEORGE (1839-1897) was, at the height of his popularity in the 1880s and 1890s, considered the third most famous American, behind Mark Twain and Thomas Edison, and his liberal philosophies on taxation, copyrights, poverty issues, and more continue to influence progressive movements today. Here, in this Henry George work that has been called George's "fighting book," gathers together essays that first appeared in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and so incensed readers that the editors turned against him. George's ragings against the corrupting influence of money and power in politics, the ever-widening gap between rich and poor, rampant unemployment, and other pressing societal matters are not only passionate and muckraking, they also offer proposals for righting wrongs, making George a thinker of continuing importance in today's still-unequal world. ALSO FROM COSIMO: George's Progress and Poverty, The Science of Political Economy, A Perplexed Philosopher, Protection or Free Trade, and The Condition of Labor

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

So in the lives of peoples come periods specially calling for earnestness and intelligence. We seem to have entered one of these periods. Over and again have nations and civilizations been confronted with pro Diems wiiicn, like the riddle of the Sphinx, not to answer was to be destroyed ;but never before have problems so vast and intricate been presented. This is not strange. That the closing years of this century must bring up momentous social questions follows from the material and intellectual progress that has marked its course. Between the development of society and the development of species there is a close analogy.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1884 edition by Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cosimo Classics
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1596059729
• ISBN 13: 9781596059726
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 268
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible