num_pages: 320
description: 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.
language: English
title: The De-Moralization of Society: From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values
titlecomplete: The De-Moralization of Society: From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values
genres: Cultural, Politics, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Sociology, History
ratings_count: 100
publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group