Victorian Agitator

George Jacob Holyoake (1817-1906): Co-operation as 'This New Order of Life.'

von Stephen Yeo

262 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Holyoake was a classic example of Gramsci's working-class 'organic intellectual'. An Owenite 'social missionary', he became a Radical Liberal, Secularist and Co-operator, responsible for the legend of 'Holyoake was a classic example of Gramsci's working-class 'organic intellectual'. An Owenite 'social missionary', he became a Radical Liberal, Secularist and Co-operator, responsible for the legend of 'the Rochdale Pioneers'. A journalist, thinker, multiple 'joiner' and promoter of freedom in many settings, Holyoake was also a highly-readable stylist. An influential 19th century public figure, his life and work have recently been neglected among co-operators as by well historians. The case for reviving work on his ideas is powerful. he Rochdale Pioneers'.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Besondere Ereignisse und Themen Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
• ISBN: 9781915115706
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.09.2025
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Edward Everett Root Publishers Co. Ltd