Faithful Victorian : William Thomas Thornton, 1813-1880 /: William Thomas Thornton, 1813-1880. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mark Donoghue.
• Authors: Donoghue, Mark
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents ; CHAPTER 1: Prologue; CHAPTER 2: Beginnings; Introduction; Constantinople; Sophie Zohrab; Early Years; Moravian Education; Setting Out; Family Life; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 3: "Your Plea Will Not Be in Vain"; Introduction; Literary Debut; Poor Law Reform; New Poor Laws; English Factory Acts; Encounters with Ireland; Compliments to Mr. Thornton; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 4: The Best, Truest, Noblest of Friends; Introduction; Leadenhall Street Days; Political Economy Club; Some Vexations; The Last Years; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 5: Rhymes and Verses. IntroductionFamily Matters; Keeping the Faith; Pastoral Meditations; Myths and Legends; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 6: An Awkward Equilibrium; Introduction; On Labour: Its Rightful Dues and Wrongful Claims; Thornton's Attack on the Classical Theory of Value; Thornton's Assault on the Classical Wage Fund Doctrine; Thornton's Wage Bargaining Model; Mill's Response to Thornton and Reaffirmation of the Wage Fund Doctrine; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 7: Servant of the Raj; Introduction; Entering East India House; Moving Upward and Onward; Keeping in Touch. Thornton and the Public Works Experiment in India, 1858-1880Home Rule; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 8: Burning Words; Introduction; History Never Repeats; Anti-Utilitarianism; Darwin's Bulldog; Nemesis of Faith; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 9: Final Works; Introduction; Classical Political Economy Redux; A Final Plea; The Indian Currency System; The Indian Silver Question; The Indian Exchange Difficulty; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 10: Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Unpublished Archival Sources; William Thomas Thornton's Books and Articles; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Index.
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 330.92; History; Intellectuals -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Sources; Metaphysics; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference; Intellectuals -- Biography; Metaphysics; History -- Modern -- General; History -- Social History; History -- General; History: earliest times to present day; Social & cultural history; Colonialism & imperialism; History, Modern; Social history; Imperialism; History -- Europe -- Great Britain; British & Irish history; Great Britain; Electronic books; Sources
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137587732; 1137587733; 1137590866; 9781137590862
• Related ISBNs: 9781137590862; 1137590866
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 29, 2016).
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