The Social Conscience of the Early Victorians

by David Roberts and David F. Roberts

In 1830, the dominant social outlook of the early Victorians was a paternalism that looked to property, the Church, and local Justices of the Peace to govern society and deal with its ills. By 1860, however, the dominant social outlook had become a vision of a laissez faire society that relied on economic laws, self-reliance, and the vigorous philanthropy of voluntary societies. This book describes and analyzes these changes, which arose from the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804745323
• ISBN13: 9780804745321
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.7"