Unceasing War on Poverty : Beatrice & Sidney Webb and their World Paperback / softback
by Michael Ward
Paperback / softback
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This engaging biography of Sidney and Beatrice Webb, ‘Unceasing War on Poverty’, takes the reader into the world of the Webbs, the remarkable couple who changed Britain, inspiring a generation to fight for a better society. Born in the 1850s, they came from very different backgrounds.
They married in 1892 - but only after Beatrice had previously experienced a long, unhappy relationship.
Their fifty-year partnership produced books and reports rather than children.
Many of the reforms the Webbs demanded were enacted after their deaths.
The hated Poor Law was abolished, and a National Health Service was established, transforming millions of lives.
Michael Ward’s fascinating book details their methods: meticulous research, private persuasion and hospitality, barnstorming public campaigning, and hard political organisation.
They created and shaped institutions - the Fabian Society, the London School of Economics, and the ‘New Statesman’ - which flourish to this day.
Their work is central to understanding change in twentieth century British politics and society.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:704 pages, 101
- Publisher:The Conrad Press
- Publication Date:29/03/2024
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- ISBN:9781915494610
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:704 pages, 101
- Publisher:The Conrad Press
- Publication Date:29/03/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781915494610