Nassau W. Senior, 1790-1864: critical essayist, classical economist and adviser of governments
[by] S. Leon Levy.
- New ed.
- New Yorkt, Augustus M. Kelley Publishers, 1970.
- 336 p. plate. port. 26 cm.
1943 ed. published under title: Nassau W. Senior, the prophet of modern capitalism. "Works of N. W. Senior" p. 281-285.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Introduction -- 2. Ancestry -- 3.Birthplace and Education: Uffington, Eton and Oxford -- 4. Legal and Political Goals -- 5. Literary and Economic Circles -- 6. A Materialist's Confession -- 7. Liberalism and Trade Unionism -- 8. Initial Role under the Whig Administration -- 9. Unemployment and Poor Law Reform -- 10. The Whigs and the Irish Church Question -- 11. Lord Ashley's Ten Hours Bill -- 12. Automation, Slums and Handloom Weavers -- 13. A Publicist in Action -- 14.Ireland in 1843-1846 -- 15. The Oxford Movement: Hampden, Newman and Ward -- 16. Oregon and the Canadian Boundary -- 17. The 'Great Book' on Social Economy -- 18. Travels and Journals -- 19. The Socialist Movement ' -- 20. Triumph of a Star: jenny Lind, Lumley and Barnum -- 21. The Suez Canal: de Lesseps and Disraeli -- 22. Taxation for Popular Education -- 23. Last Years -- 24. Resume of Senior's Career and Thought