02544nam 2200565Ia 450 991097503520332120251116173236.01-134-80294-31-134-80293-50-203-21083-21-280-32442-2(CKB)1000000000253819(EBL)179945(OCoLC)475885956(MiAaPQ)EBC179945(EXLCZ)99100000000025381919931013d1993 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSocialism and superior brains the political thought of Bernard Shaw /Gareth Griffth1st ed.New York Routledge19931 online resource (317 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-08281-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; SHAW'S FABIANISM; SHAVIAN SOCIALISM; SEXUAL EQUALITY; THE IRISH QUESTION; WAR AND PEACE; FASCISM AND SOVIETISM; CONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; IndexAvailable in paperback for the first time, Gareth Griffith's book provides a comprehensive critical account of the political ideas of one of the most influential commentators of the twentieth century.With close reference to a range of Shaw's texts, from the Fabian tracts to the plays, Gareth Griffith draws out the central theoretical messages of Shaw's engagement with politics. The first part of the book provides an intellectual biography, while at the same time analysing Shaw's key concerns in relation to his Fabianism, arguments for equality of income and ideas on democracy and educationSocialism and literatureGreat BritainHistory19th centurySocialism and literatureGreat BritainHistory20th centuryPolitics and literatureGreat BritainSocial problems in literatureSocialism and literatureHistorySocialism and literatureHistoryPolitics and literatureSocial problems in literature.822.912822.912092822/.912Griffith Gareth1953-1881634MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910975035203321Socialism and superior brains4496363UNINA