A New Life, the Religion of Socialism in Britain, 1883-1896 Alternatives to State Socialism

by Yeo, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9781911204596
• ISBN10: 1911204599
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2019-02-08
• Publisher: Edward Everett Root

Summary

Starting with an unusual, ‘revivalist' phase in the history of socialism in the late 1880s and early 1890s, this book goes on to explore the distinctive character of socialism in English history more widely understood. The book characterises ‘the three socialisms': associationism, statism and collectivism, establishing their presence in the social history of socialism in Britain and elsewhere.

Author Biography

Professor Yeo was Principal of Ruskin College, Oxford, 1989-97 and since then has been Chair of the Co-operative College and the Co-operative Heritage Trust in Manchester and Rochdale, engaging with and writing about the movement. Stephen began his adult life as a Labour Party Parliamentary candidate in the elections of 1964 and 1966. As a social historian, he is known for his work on association, cooperation, labour movements and religious and voluntary organisations. He taught at the University of Sussex for 25 years, and he was also active in Brighton's community politics.