LEADER 02544nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910819102003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-80294-3 010 $a1-134-80293-5 010 $a0-203-21083-2 010 $a1-280-32442-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000253819 035 $a(EBL)179945 035 $a(OCoLC)475885956 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC179945 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000253819 100 $a19931013d1993 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSocialism and superior brains $ethe political thought of Bernard Shaw /$fGareth Griffth 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cRoutledge$d1993 215 $a1 online resource (317 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-08281-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; SHAW'S FABIANISM; SHAVIAN SOCIALISM; SEXUAL EQUALITY; THE IRISH QUESTION; WAR AND PEACE; FASCISM AND SOVIETISM; CONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aAvailable 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 education 606 $aSocialism and literature$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aSocialism and literature$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aPolitics and literature$zGreat Britain 606 $aSocial problems in literature 615 0$aSocialism and literature$xHistory 615 0$aSocialism and literature$xHistory 615 0$aPolitics and literature 615 0$aSocial problems in literature. 676 $a822.912 676 $a822.912092 676 $a822/.912 700 $aGriffith$b Gareth$f1953-$01763285 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819102003321 996 $aSocialism and superior brains$94203649 997 $aUNINA