Saint-Simonians in nineteenth-century France from free love to Algeria /

Saint-Simonians were a group of young engineers and doctors who proposed original solutions to the social and banking crises of the early nineteenth century. Through an examination of the lives, ideals and activities of these men and women, the book analyses the influence of the Saint-Simonians on n...

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Main Authors: Pilbeam, Pamela M
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137313966
Summary: Saint-Simonians were a group of young engineers and doctors who proposed original solutions to the social and banking crises of the early nineteenth century. Through an examination of the lives, ideals and activities of these men and women, the book analyses the influence of the Saint-Simonians on nineteenth-century French society.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230574731.
Carrier Form: 256 p. : 6 b&w, halftones, 2 maps.
ISBN: 9781137313966 :
113731396X :
CLC: K565.4
Contents: Introduction 1. A New Generation Planning for a Golden Age 2. Religion and the Liberation of the Poorest Classes 3. The Cost of Free Love 4. Reconfiguring New Worlds 5. Transnational Reformers 6. Egypt Orientalism and Modernisation 7. Algeria 1830-48: Conquest and Exploration 8. Proletaires into Proprietaires: The Promised Land, 1848 9. Urbain and the Arab Empire 10. Conclusion: Remembering the Saint-Simonians Bibliography.