Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Wordsworth
Publisher Place: Uk
Publisher Year: 2012
Edition: Reprint

Description: 619 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. The only exception are a few light age markings on the inside pages.

Publishers Description: Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is a classic representation of the impoverished and politically powerless underclass of British society in Edwardian England, ruthlessly exploited by the institutionalized corruption of their employers and the civic and religious authorities. Epic in scale, the novel charts the ruinous effects of the laissez-faire mercantilist ethics on the men, women, and children of the working classes, and through its emblematic characters, argues for a socialist politics as the only hope for a civilized and humane life for all. It is a timeless work whose political message is as relevant today as it was in Tressells time. For this it has long been honoured by the Trade Union movement and thinkers across the political spectrum.

ISBN: 9781840226829