ABSTRACT
'The purpose of this book is to trace the opposition and interaction of two main causes of change in the Nineteenth century: the belief in freedom which was common to Liberals and Radicals, and the necessity for organization which arose through industrial and scientific technique.' - Bertrand Russell
A revealing account by one of the twentieth century's greatest minds, charting the struggle between two determining forces in nineteenth century history: freedom and control.
Russell's text sweeps from the defeat of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna to the lead up to the First World War. It is full of lively portraits, including Malthus, Mill, Bentham and Marx. Russell examines the founding of democracy in America and the struggle with slavery, and brings to life the ideas of Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |52 pages
The Principle of Legitimacy
chapter |14 pages
Napoleon's Successors
chapter |16 pages
The Congress of Vienna
chapter |13 pages
The Holy Alliance
chapter |7 pages
The Twilight of Metternich
part |192 pages
The March of Mind
chapter |26 pages
The Social Background
chapter |80 pages
The Philosophical Radicals
chapter |10 pages
Malthus
chapter |12 pages
Bentham
chapter |9 pages
James Mill
chapter |7 pages
Ricardo
chapter |10 pages
The Benthamite Doctrine
chapter |7 pages
Democracy in England
chapter |23 pages
Free Trade
chapter |84 pages
Socialism
chapter |23 pages
Owen and Early British Socialism
chapter |8 pages
Early Trade Unionism
chapter |13 pages
Marx and Engels
chapter |14 pages
Dialectical Materialism
chapter |11 pages
The Theory of Surplus Value
chapter |13 pages
The Politics of Marxism
part |132 pages
Democracy and Plutocracy in America
chapter |82 pages
Democracy in America
chapter |15 pages
Jeffersonian Democracy
chapter |17 pages
The Settlement of the West
chapter |15 pages
Jacksonian Democracy
chapter |20 pages
Slavery and Disunion
chapter |13 pages
Lincoln and National Unity
chapter |48 pages
Competition and Monopoly in America
chapter |16 pages
Competitive Capitalism
chapter |30 pages
The Approach to Monopoly
part |118 pages
Nationalism and Imperialism