The De-moralization Of Society From Victorian

As the debate over values grows ever more divisive, one of the most eminent historians of the Victorian era reminds readers that values are no substitute for virtues--and that the Victorian considered hard work, thrift, respectability, and charity virtues essential to a worthwhile life. "An elegant, literate defense of ninteenth-century English mores and morals."--New York.

Gertrude Himmelfarb taught for 23 years at Brooklyn College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York, where she was named distinguished professor of history in 1978. Now professor emeritus, she lives with her husband, Irving Kristol, in Washington, DC. Her books include The De-Moralization of Society: From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values; On Looking into the Abyss: Untimely Thoughts on Culture and Society; Poverty and Compassion: The Moral Imagination of the Late Victorians; The New History and the Old; Marriage and Morals Among the Victorians; The Idea of Poverty: England in the Early Industrial Age; On Liberty and Liberalism: The Case of John Stuart Mill; Victorian Minds (nominated for a National Book Award); Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution; and Lord Acton: A Study in Conscience and Politics.

Acknowledgments
Prologue: From Virtues to Values	p. 3
Manners and Morals	p. 21
Household Gods and Goddesses	p. 53
Feminism, Victorian Style	p. 88
"The Mischievous Ambiguity of the Word Poor"	p. 125
"Gain All You Can.... Give All You Can"	p. 143
The Jew as Victorian	p. 170
The New Women and the New Men	p. 188
Epilogue: A De-moralized Society	p. 221
Postscript: The "New Victorians" and the Old	p. 259
Notes	p. 265
Index	p. 309
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The De-moralization Of Society From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values

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