Saint-Simonians in Nineteenth-Century France [electronic resource] : From Free Love to Algeria /
Pilbeam, Pamela.author.
Saint-Simonians were a group of young engineers and doctors who proposed original solutions to the social and banking crises of the early nineteenth century. Through an examination of the lives, ideals and activities of these men and women, the book analyses the influence of the Saint-Simonians on nineteenth-century French society.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1 A New Generation Planning for a Golden Age; 2 Religion and the Liberation of the Poorest Classes; 3 The Cost of Free Love; 4 Reconfiguring New Worlds; 5 Transnational Reformers; 6 Egypt: Orientalism and Modernisation; 7 Algeria 1830-1848: Conquest and Exploration; 8 Prolétaires into Propriétaires: The Promised Land, 1848; 9 Urbain and the Arab Empire; 10 Conclusion: Remembering the Saint-Simonians; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Saint-Simonians were a group of young engineers and doctors who proposed original solutions to the social and banking crises of the early nineteenth century. Through an examination of the lives, ideals and activities of these men and women, the book analyses the influence of the Saint-Simonians on nineteenth-century French society.
Civilization-History.
History, Modern.
Sociology.
Europe-History.
France-History.
Social history.
Cultural History.
Modern History.
Gender Studies.
European History.
History of France.
Social History.