Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. The Roots of Political and Antipolitical Socialism: 1. Republicanism, puritanism and natural jurisprudence; 2. Paternalism and democracy in the politics of Robert Owen; Part II. Social Science, Policy and Economy: 3. The 'eye of the community': social science as communitarian government; 4. 'A mere trifle by comparison': social science, republicanism and political economy; Part III. The Origins of Social Radicalism: 5. Owenism and the emergence of social radicalism, 1820–35; 6. The legitimation of political socialism; 8. Social radicalism, the state and revolution; Bibliography; Index.

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This book examines the emergence of early socialist ideas, focusing on British Owenite socialism.