ABSTRACT
First published in 1979. This book studies the social outlook which historians today call paternalism. It was an ideology which informed social attitudes at all levels of society and expressed itself in countless ways. In this work, David Roberts provides a comprehensive examination of the revival, amplification, and transformation of the ideals of paternalism as a social remedy in the Early Victorian Period. This title will be of interest to students of history.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |22 pages
Introduction
part |79 pages
The Intellectual Revival
chapter |39 pages
In Search of a Theory of Paternalism
chapter |21 pages
Paternalism Made Popular
chapter |17 pages
Paternalism and Rebellion in the Early Victorian Novel
part |81 pages
Paternalism at the Grass Roots
chapter |24 pages
The Patriarchy of Sussex
chapter |20 pages
Land and Its Duties
chapter |22 pages
The Shepherds and Their Flocks
chapter |13 pages
Captains of Industry
part |94 pages
The Politics of Paternalism