The De-moralization Of Society: From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values by Gertrude Himmelfarb

The De-moralization Of Society: From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values

Gertrude Himmelfarb

320 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative medium-paced
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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...

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