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Ruskin and social reform : ethics and economics in the victorian age / Gill G. Cockram.

By: Material type: TextTextDescription: ix, 269 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781845113490
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.122092 COC
Summary: 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.
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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.

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