The intelligent woman's guide to socialism, capitalism, sovietism and fascism / Bernard Shaw ; foreword by Polly Toynbee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950, author.

Standardized Title:

Intelligent woman's guide to socialism and capitalism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialism.

Capitalism.

Communism.

Fascism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (541 pages)

Place of Publication:

Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom : Alma Classics, 2012.

Summary:

Published in 1928 when Shaw was seventy-two, this book draws on decades of political activity and remains one of his brilliant exercises in propaganda. It contains a foreword by Polly Toynbee. Ramsay MacDonald, Labour leader, hailed the work as the world's most important book since the Bible. As a Fabian and lifelong socialist, Shaw believed that economic inequality was a poison destroying every aspect of our lives. Family affections and relations between the sexes were perverted by it. From Parliament to eduction our institutions were 'corrupted at the root by pecuniary interest'. Idealism, integrity and piecemeal attempts at political reform were all futile in the face of the gross injustice built into our economic system. And because a capitalist economy could never function smoothly, private property was not merely a form of robbery, but robbery with violence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780714545592

0714545597