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Résumé
This is an intellectual biography of Benjamin Kidd, a leading Social Darwinist in the years before World War I, and a social prophet in the tradition of Comte and Spencer. His first book Social Evolution, published in 1894, was an immediate and enormous success around the world. In it, Kidd developed a collectivist form of Social Darwinism in tune with the values of Progressivism in America and the 'new liberalism' in Britain. By many it was regarded as the basis for a properly scientific sociology, and the combination of its claims to scientific methodology, with an emphasis on non-rational forces as the agents of progress accurately caught the temper of its times. Launched on his career as a writer, Kidd's subsequent books and journalism continued to exercise extraordinary influence. His 'social imperialism', linking a bio-political defence of empire with a programme of social reform, won currency in the Anglo-American world at a time of expansionary fervour.
Détails de l'édition
- ISBN-13
- 9780521258043
- ISBN-10
- 0521258049
- EAN
- 9780521258043
- Éditeur
- Cambridge university press (Cambridge)
- Date de publication
- 5 juillet 1984
- Langue
- en
- Pages
- 488
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
Provenance des données
- dimensions BnF Catalogue général · 23 juillet 2026
- language Google Books · 7 septembre 2026
- page_count Google Books · 7 septembre 2026
- publication_date Google Books · 7 septembre 2026
- subtitle Google Books · 7 septembre 2026
- summary Google Books · 7 septembre 2026
- title Open Library · 1 août 2026