Richard Titmuss: A Commitment to Welfare

by John Stewart

This is the first full-length biography of Richard Titmuss, a pioneer of social policy research and an influential figure in Britain's post-war welfare debates.

Drawing on his own papers, publications, and interviews with those who knew him, the book discusses Titmuss's ideas, particularly those around the principles of altruism and social solidarity, as well as his role in policy and academic networks at home and overseas. It is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447341058
• ISBN13: 9781447341055
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"