Paternalism in Early Victorian England

<p>First published in 1979. This book studies the social outlook which historians today call paternalism. It was an ideology which informed social attitudes at all levels of society and expressed itself in countless ways. In this work David Roberts provides a comprehensive examination of the revival amplification and transformation of the ideals of paternalism as a social remedy in the Early Victorian Period. This title will be of interest to students of history. </p>