Marx, Engels and Modern British Socialism : The Social and Political Thought of H. M. Hyndman, E. B. Bax and William Morris / by Seamus Flaherty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flaherty, Seamus., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History.

Great Britain.

Intellectual life--History.

Intellectual life.

World politics.

Civilization--History.

Civilization.

History of Britain and Ireland.

Intellectual History.

Political History.

Cultural History.

Local Subjects:

History of Britain and Ireland.

Intellectual History.

Political History.

Cultural History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed. 2020.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.

Summary:

This book is a reception study of Karl Marx's and Friedrich Engels' ideas in Britain during the late nineteenth century and a revisionist account of the emergence of modern British socialism. It reconstructs how H. M. Hyndman, E. B. Bax, and William Morris interacted with Marx and 'Marxism'. It shows how Hyndman was a socialist of liberal and republican provenance, rather than the Tory radical he is typically held to be; how Bax was a sophisticated thinker and highly influential figure in European socialist circles, rather than a negligible pedant; and it shows how Morris's debt to Bax and liberalism has not been given its due. It demonstrates how John Stuart Mill, in particular, was combined with Marx in Britain; it illuminates other liberal influences which help to explain the sectarian attitude adopted by the Social Democratic Federation towards organised labour; and it establishes an alternative genealogy for Fabian socialism. .

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Remaking of British Socialism

Part 1: Origins

Chapter 2: 'A Certain Hyndman': 'Tory Radical' or 'Freethinking Gentleman-Republican'?

Chapter 3: Socialism in the Periodical Press: The Origins of Modern British Socialism

Chapter 4: The Democratic Federation and England for All

Chapter 5: 'A Real Enthusiasm for the New Ideas': Bax, Marx, Comte, and Spencer

Part 2: Hyndman

Chapter 6: Scientific Socialism: Hyndman, Engels, Morley, and Morris

Chapter 7: Wealth and Ability: Hyndman, Mallock, Toynbee, and George

Part 3: Bax

Chapter 8: 'True Marxian Theory': The Synthetic Conception of History and The Religion of Socialism

Chapter 9: 'Historical Agnosticism': Bax, Engels, and Classical German Philosophy

Chapter 10: Liberalism Versus Socialism: Republicanism, Rights, and Representative Democracy

Part 4: Morris

Chapter 11: 'Sentimental Socialism'? Morris, Marx, Engels, and Mill

Chapter 12. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783030423391

3030423395