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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jacqueline TurnerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Volume: 55 Weight: 0.470kg ISBN: 9781784539436ISBN 10: 1784539430 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 28 March 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAbbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. John Trevor: reluctant Christian, reluctant preacher, founder of the Labour Church Chapter 2. Organic growth: an 'antidote to black clothes, kid gloves, tall silk hats and long faces' Chapter 3. Daily life: religion, socialism, radicals and women Chapter 4. Doctrine and belief: 'labore est orare', to work is to worship Chapter 5. A wider voice: socialists, free thinkers, and sexual rebels Chapter 6. Decline and conclusion: 'it was perhaps too brilliant to live' Appendices BibliographyReviews`Jacqui Turner's book shines a light on an under-researched but important strand of Labour's formative history. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the evolution of British socialism.' - Matthew Worley, Professor of Modern History, University of Reading `Jacqui Turner's book shines a light on an under-researched but important strand of Labour's formative history. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the evolution of British socialism.' - Matthew Worley, Professor of Modern History, University of Reading, `This is a very good book on a relatively neglected subject. Jacqueline Turner explores in depth the history of the Labour churches, and in so doing, casts much light on an important element in the evolution of late Victorian socialism. The book is enjoyable to read.' - Chris Wrigley, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Nottingham Author InformationJacqui Turner is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Reading. She holds a PhD from University of Reading. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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