{"product_id":"the-de-moralization-of-society-from-victorian-virtues-to-modern-values-paperback-1","title":"The De-moralization Of Society: From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGertrude Himmelfarb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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 virtues essential to a worthwhile life. \"An elegant, literate defense of ninteenth-century English mores and morals.\"--New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGertrude Himmelfarb\u003c\/b\u003e taught for 23 years at Brooklyn College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York, where she was named distinguished professor of history in 1978. Now professor emeritus, she lives with her husband, Irving Kristol, in Washington, DC. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe De-Moralization of Society: From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values; On Looking into the Abyss: Untimely Thoughts on Culture and Society; Poverty and Compassion: The Moral Imagination of the Late Victorians; The New History and the Old; Marriage and Morals Among the Victorians; The Idea of Poverty: England in the Early Industrial Age; On Liberty and Liberalism: The Case of John Stuart Mill; Victorian Minds \u003c\/i\u003e(nominated for a National Book Award)\u003ci\u003e; Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLord Acton: A Study in Conscience and Politics.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.74 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521056489693,"sku":"9780679764908","price":22.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/As-Qol3Nt49780679764908_efdb674c-7d8d-4ba2-b2b7-b7fc474c0826.webp?v=1772252199","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-de-moralization-of-society-from-victorian-virtues-to-modern-values-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}