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The purpose of this book is to trace the opposition and interaction of two main causes of change in the Nineteenth century: the belief in freedom which was common to Liberals and Radicals, and the necessity for organization which arose through industrial and scientific technique.' Bertrand Russell Freedom and Organization, 1814-1914 is a revealing history of the nineteenth century by one of the twentieth century's greatest minds. Long unavailable, it is Russell's major writing on political history. It charts vividly the epic struggle between two of the major forces that preoccupied Russell throughout his life and determined much of the history of the nineteenth century: freedom and control. Starting with the defeat of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna, this volume is full of lively portraits of the main characters of the period, from Malthus, Mill and Bentham to Marx and Robert Owen and early British socialism. Russell also considers the founding of democracy in America and the struggle with slavery, and brings to life the ideas and policies of Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln. In the final section of the book, Russell compares this with the emerging nationalism and imperialism in Europe running up to the First World War, and in particular the role of Germany.

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Author:   Bertrand Russell ,  Bertrand Russell
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.980kg
ISBN:  

9780415250009

ISBN 10:   0415250005
Pages:   526
Publication Date:   12 April 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  General ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 The Principle of Legitimacy; Chapter 1 Napoleon's Successors; Chapter 2 The Congress of Vienna; Chapter 3 The Holy Alliance; Chapter 4 The Twilight of Metternich; Part 2 The March of Mind; The Social Background; Chapter 5 The Aristocracy; Chapter 6 Country Life; Chapter 7 Industrial Life; The Philosophical Radicals; Chapter 8 Malthus; Chapter 9 Bentham; Chapter 10 James Mill; Chapter 11 Ricardo; Chapter 12 The Benthamite Doctrine; Chapter 13 Democracy in England; Chapter 14 Free Trade; Socialism; Chapter 15 Owen and Early British Socialism; Chapter 16 Early Trade Unionism; Chapter 17 Marx and Engels; Chapter 18 Dialectical Materialism; Chapter 19 The Theory of Surplus Value; Chapter 20 The Politics of Marxism; Part 3 Democracy and Plutocracy in America; Democracy in America; Chapter 21 Jeffersonian Democracy; Chapter 22 The Settlement of the West; Chapter 23 Jacksonian Democracy; Chapter 24 Slavery and Disunion; Chapter 25 Lincoln and National Unity; Competition and Monopoly in America; Chapter 26 Competitive Capitalism; Chapter 27 The Approach to Monopoly; Part 4 Nationalism and Imperialism; Chapter 28 The Principle of Nationality; Chapter 29 Bismarck and German Unity; Chapter 30 The Economic Development of the German Empire; Chapter 31 Imperialism; Chapter 32 The Arbiters of Europe;

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'The purpose of this book is to trace the opposition and interaction of two main causes of change in the Nineteenth century: the belief in freedom which was common to Liberals and Radicals, and the necessity for organization which arose through industrial and scientific technique.' - Bertrand Russell

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