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The de-moralization of society : from Victorian virtues to modern values / Gertrude Himmelfarb
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TextPublication details: New York : A.A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1995Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 314 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN: - 0679438173
- 9780679438175
- 0255363591
- 9780255363594
- 0679764909
- 9780679764908
- Demoralization of society
- ARCH YNDC 303.37 H658D 20
- HN59.2 .H56 1995
- 303.372 H658d
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Summary: 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
Manners and morals -- Household gods and goddesses -- Feminism, Victorian style -- "The mischievous ambiguity of the word poor" -- "Gain all you can ... give all you can" -- The jew as Victorian -- The new women and the new men
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-306) and index
Manners and morals -- Household gods and goddesses -- Feminism, Victorian style -- "The mischievous ambiguity of the word poor" -- "Gain all you can ... give all you can" -- The jew as Victorian -- The new women and the new men
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
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