The De-moralization Of Society
From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values
1st Vintage Books Ed edition
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Word Count
80,000 words, Guess
Page Count
320 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7700843M
- ISBN-139780679764908
- ISBN-100679764909
- OCLC Control Number34418095
- Internet Archivedemoralizationof00gert
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- LibraryThing134809
- Goodreads725209
Classifications
- LCCHN59.2.H56 1995
- DDC303.3/72
- LCCHN59.2 .H56 1995
Description
Gertrude Himmelfarb, like so many Americans, is appalled by crime, drug addiction, illiteracy, juvenile delinquency, illegitimacy and welfare dependency. The solution she proposes, in this follow-up to her much-praised On Looking into the Abyss, is as simple as it is radical - and has the further advantage of solid historical substantiation. We must look back on the Victorians with open minds; they must cease to irk us. And then, Himmelfarb hopes, we can begin to learn from them.
First Sentence
"Manners and morals"-the expression is unmistakably Victorian.
Excerpt
"Manners and morals"-the expression is unmistakably Victorian.
Description
As the debate over values grows ever more divisive, one of the most eminent historians of the Victorian era reminds readers that values are no substitute for virtues--and that the Victorian considered hard work, thrift, respectability, and charity virtues essential to a worthwhile life
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