Léon Harmel: Entrepreneur as Catholic Social Reformer

by Joan L. Coffey

Book Overview

"Coffey does a masterful job of situating L on Harmel-his life, his work, his ideology-in the context of French political and social turmoil in the last third of the nineteenth century. More than a Catholic paternalist, Harmel created a model 'earthly paradise' for his workers, drawing on principles of utopian socialism to give labor control over the factory environment. Harmel's effort to lay the groundwork for class conciliation drew praise even...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268033609
• ISBN13: 9780268033606
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"