Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Robert Owen and his Legacy
Robert Owen and his Legacy
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Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description
Gwnaeth Robert Owen gyfraniad aruthrol i fywyd cymdeithasol y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg. Roedd yn feddyliwr praff ac yn gyflogwr teg, a gweithiodd i hyrwyddo mentrau cydweithredol, undebau llafur ac addysg i'r gweithwyr.
Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description
A radical thinker and humanitarian employer, Owen made a major contribution to nineteenth-century social movements including co-operatives, trade unions and workers' education. He was a pioneer of enlightened approaches to the education of children and an advocate of birth control.
Manylion y cynnyrch / Product details
- ISBN 13
- 9780708324431
- Gwales Code
- gwales.com.9780708324431
- Gwerthwr / Vendor
- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
- Long Title
- Robert Owen and his Legacy
- Awdur / Author
- Thompson, Chris Williams and Noel
- Current Price ex VAT
- £19.99
- Current Price inc VAT
- £19.99
- Availability Status (EN)
- Available
- Availability Status (CY)
- Ar gael
- Dyddiad cyhoeddi / Publication Date
- 2011-11-08
- Cyhoeddwr / Publisher
- Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press
- Media Type (EN)
- Paperback / softback
- Media Type (CY)
- Clawr meddal
- Pages
- 288 pages
- Size
- 156 × 234 mm
- Language Code
- English
- Categori / Category
- CY: Bywgraffiadau a Chofiannau (yn Saesneg) | EN: Biographies (in English)
- Is-gategori / Subcategory
- CY: Bywgraffiadau - Gwryw (yn Saesneg) | EN: Biographies - Male (in English)
Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography
Noel Thompson is Professor of History and Pro Vice-Chancellor at Swansea University. Chris Williams is Professor of Welsh History and Director of the Research Institute for Arts and Humanities at Swansea University.
Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review
J. F. C. Harrison has written that ‘for each age there is a new view of Mr Owen’, which is proof of the fertility and continuing relevance of his ideas. Not just in Britain and America but today around the world anti-poverty campaigners, birth-controllers, collectivists, communitarians, co-operators, ecologists, educationalists, environmentalists, feminists, humanitarians, internationalists, paternalistic capitalists, secularists, campaigners for social justice, trade unionists, urban planners, utopians, welfare reformers can all find something to admire and inspire in the treasure trove that is the thought and actions of Robert Owen (1771-1858). Owen was a creative genius of global significance, a radical writer and activist of international reputation and reach who inspired those seeking to change human society for the better. He established utopian communities in both the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and is often thought of as a leading early British socialist. This volume consists of twelve essays from both leading scholars on the life, work and legacy of Owen and younger researchers coming to the field afresh. Owen notoriously (and impressively) dabbled in many spheres, and this is reflected in the breadth of content. The unifying themes are Owen’s profile in his own time, and the relevance of his ideas for the generations that followed. His importance for educational and social philosophy, for political economy and for the political theory of socialism are all discussed, as are his contribution as a philanthropic employer, his political activities and the specificities of his historical context.
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