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- catalog abstract "This volume is the third of a four-volume collection that presents the diaries of English sociologist, economist, socialist and social reformer Beatrice Webb (1858-1943). In her diary Beatrice expressed her desire to write fully and creatively about her life and she kept her diary from 1873 until her death in 1943. In the diary Beatrice records the activities of her daily life, interactions with friends and family, and her most private thoughts and fears. In this third volume of her diary, Beatrice Webb gives us an insider's account of the heady days of British socialism. Appointed to the Royal Commission on the Poor Law, she steps out of Sidney's shadow and into active public life for the first time. Her energetic campaign to not merely alleviate but truly eliminate destitution rallies the reformist middle classes, but the wearing "plunge into propaganda" has a hardening, as well as exhausting, effect. She plans a fresh start after a trip around the world in 1911 with Sidney, and returns further radicalized to a country also in a more radical frame of mind. With her "working partner," she launches the weekly New Statesman, which quickly becomes a monument to justice in public affairs.".
- catalog contributor b283520.
- catalog contributor b283521.
- catalog contributor b283522.
- catalog contributor b283523.
- catalog created "1984.".
- catalog date "1984".
- catalog date "1984.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1984.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 445-448.".
- catalog description "This volume is the third of a four-volume collection that presents the diaries of English sociologist, economist, socialist and social reformer Beatrice Webb (1858-1943). In her diary Beatrice expressed her desire to write fully and creatively about her life and she kept her diary from 1873 until her death in 1943. In the diary Beatrice records the activities of her daily life, interactions with friends and family, and her most private thoughts and fears. In this third volume of her diary, Beatrice Webb gives us an insider's account of the heady days of British socialism. Appointed to the Royal Commission on the Poor Law, she steps out of Sidney's shadow and into active public life for the first time. Her energetic campaign to not merely alleviate but truly eliminate destitution rallies the reformist middle classes, but the wearing "plunge into propaganda" has a hardening, as well as exhausting, effect. She plans a fresh start after a trip around the world in 1911 with Sidney, and returns further radicalized to a country also in a more radical frame of mind. With her "working partner," she launches the weekly New Statesman, which quickly becomes a monument to justice in public affairs.".
- catalog description "[volume 3:] Family tree : the Potter sisters and their children -- Introduction : a change in the partnership -- The crime of poverty : November 1905-April 1909 -- A plunge into propaganda : May 1909-May 1911 -- Round the world and back again : June 1911-July 1914 -- The earthquake : August 1914-November 1918 -- A distinct dash of adventure : November 1918-January 1924 -- Chronology -- A short bibliography -- Index.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 460 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Power to alter things," 1905-1924.".
- catalog identifier "0674202899".
- catalog isFormatOf "Power to alter things," 1905-1924.".
- catalog isPartOf "The Diary of Beatrice Webb ; v. 3".
- catalog isPartOf "Webb, Beatrice, 1858-1943. Diary of Beatrice Webb ; v. 3.".
- catalog issued "1984".
- catalog issued "1984.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,".
- catalog relation "Power to alter things," 1905-1924.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "HX244.7.W42 A33 1982 vol. 3".
- catalog subject "Socialists Great Britain Biography.".
- catalog subject "Socialists Great Britain Diaries.".
- catalog subject "Webb, Beatrice, 1858-1943 Diaries.".
- catalog subject "Webb, Beatrice, 1858-1943.".
- catalog tableOfContents "[volume 3:] Family tree : the Potter sisters and their children -- Introduction : a change in the partnership -- The crime of poverty : November 1905-April 1909 -- A plunge into propaganda : May 1909-May 1911 -- Round the world and back again : June 1911-July 1914 -- The earthquake : August 1914-November 1918 -- A distinct dash of adventure : November 1918-January 1924 -- Chronology -- A short bibliography -- Index.".
- catalog title ""The power to alter things," 1905-1924 / edited by Norman and Jeanne MacKenzie.".
- catalog type "text".