Ruskin and social reform : ethics and economics in the victorian age /
Cockram, Gill G.
Ruskin and social reform : ethics and economics in the victorian age / Gill G. Cockram. - ix, 269 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
The book examines how John Ruskin’s ethical criticism of industrial capitalism influenced Victorian and early twentieth-century social reform movements. Gill Cockram explores Ruskin’s challenge to laissez-faire economics and his call for a more humane and moral social order. The study traces Ruskin’s impact on labour activists, liberals, and socialists, showing how his ideas shaped debates about economics, justice, and social responsibility in the Victorian age.
9781845113490
Social reform movements
Ethics and political economy
330.122092 COC
Ruskin and social reform : ethics and economics in the victorian age / Gill G. Cockram. - ix, 269 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
The book examines how John Ruskin’s ethical criticism of industrial capitalism influenced Victorian and early twentieth-century social reform movements. Gill Cockram explores Ruskin’s challenge to laissez-faire economics and his call for a more humane and moral social order. The study traces Ruskin’s impact on labour activists, liberals, and socialists, showing how his ideas shaped debates about economics, justice, and social responsibility in the Victorian age.
9781845113490
Social reform movements
Ethics and political economy
330.122092 COC