Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
One of the most distinguished thinkers in critical theory and historical sociology, Barrington Moore, Jr., long has been concerned with freedom and decency in industrial society. Here Barrington analyzes fluctuating moral beliefs and behavior in political and economic affairs at different points in history, from the early Middle Ages in England to 20th-century Soviet socialism.
Synopsis
Barrington Moore, Jr., one of the most distinguished thinkers in critical theory and historical sociology, was long concerned with the prospects for freedom and decency in industrial society. The product of decades of reflection on issues of authority, inequality, and injustice, this volume analyzes fluctuating moral beliefs and behavior in political and economic affairs at different points in history, from the early Middle Ages in England to the prospects for liberalism under twentieth-centu