Making socialists: Mary Bridges Adams and the fight for knowledge and power, 1855-1939

by Jane Roland Martin and Jane Martin

Book Overview

Making socialists sheds light on several major themes in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century political and educational history. Mary Bridges Adams engaged in a wide range of political activities, and sought to transform government policy through socialist initiatives, with the ultimate aim of creating a social nation. By 1900, she was well known as a campaigner for improvements in working-class education.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719089948
• ISBN13: 9780719089947
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"