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Social History and Literature
R. H. Tawney
This book contains the seventh annual lecture of the National Book League, delivered in 1949 by economic historian and social critic R. H. Tawney. Tawney concerns himself with no less a topic than the significance of great literature for the student of social history, and connects the social, historical and literary aspects of European civilization.
Publisher Marketing: Originally published in 1950, this book contains the text of the seventh annual lecture of the National Book League, delivered the previous year by economic historian and social critic R. H. Tawney. Tawney concerns himself with no less a topic than the significance of great literature for the student of social history, and connects the social, historical and literary aspects of European civilization. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in social history and the role of literature in society.
Contributor Bio: Tawney, R H Richard Henry Tawney (30 November 1880 - 16 January 1962) was an English economic historian, social critic, Ethical socialist[5], Christian socialist, and an important proponent of adult education. The Oxford Companion to British History (1997) explained that Tawney made a "significant impact" in all four of these "interrelated roles." A. L. Rowse goes further by insisting that, "Tawney exercised the widest influence of any historian of his time, politically, socially and, above all, educationally." Tawney is buried in Highgate Cemetery.[
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 12, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107492271 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 42 |
| Dimensions | 126 × 198 × 4 mm · 54 g |
| Language | English |
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