II. From the Beginning of Civilization to the Rise of the I. Early Society III. Modern Society A. ... ... ... ... ... 5 6 7 ... 7 7 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON THE WORKERS B. THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATE ACTION ... b. Taxation and Commercial Policy c. Local Government d. Factory Acts e. Public Education f. Poor Law ... ... C. WORKING-CLASS MOVEMENTS. a. The Struggle for Democracy. ... ... ... b. Trade Unions and Friendly Societies d. Attempts at Social Revolution D. SOCIAL EXPERIMENTS ... ... PART II.-SOCIAL THEORY. ... ... BEFORE ADAM SMITH B. AFTER ADAM SMITH a. Classical ... ... 15 15 ... ... ... 19 21 21 D. POSITION G. 22-25 ... ... 25 25 26 26 27 27 B. CRITICISM ON SOCIALIST LINES OF CURRENT IDEALS ... ... ... D. CONTROVERSIAL BOOKS IN OPPOSITION TO SOCIALISM 22. ABRAHAM, 28. Academy of Political and Social Science, 19. Acland, 8, 11, 13- Dictionary of National ILES (see Bowker and Iles), 18. Immigration of Foreigners Committee, 31. Income JACOBS, 6. Jevons, 18, 21, 22. Jones (see Acland and Jones), 13. Joynes, 25, 27. Kay, 7. MACKAY and Others, 27. Mackenzie, J. S., 20. Mackenzie, W. W., 11. Macpherson, 6. Maine, 5, 20, 21. Maitland, 6, 8. Malon, 25. Malthus, 16. Manifesto of English Socialists, 25. Mann, 24. Market Rights and Tolls Commission, 32. Marshall, 16. Martineau, 12. Marx, 17, 25 (2). Marx and Engels, 25. Maurice, C. E., 13. Maurice, Rev. F. D., 28. Mavor, 12, 18. May, 8. Mayhew, 7. Mazzini, 14, 20. McCarthy, 12. McCulloch, 18. McLennan, 5Merewether and Stephens, 10. Metropolitan Year Book, 10. Mill, 14, 17, 19, 20, 23. Millin, 7. Mills, 22. Mines, 30. Mines Commission, 1864; Committee, 1866-7, 31. Mining Rents and Royalties Commission, 32. Molesworth, 12. Mongredien, 9. Montague, 10, 20. More, Bacon, etc., 28. More, 28 (2), Morgan, 5. Morris, 25 (2), 26, 27 (2), 28. Morris and Hyndman, 25. Morrison. 23. Muirhead, 19. Mulhall, 15. Mun, 15. NAQUET, 27. Nash and Smith, 12. Nasse, 6. National Association for Social Science, Annual Reports, 22. National Liberal Club, 21. Neale and Hughes, 13. Neville, 21. Newmarch (see Tooke and Newmarch), 15. Nicholls, II. Nicholson, 18, 23. Nordhoff, 14. Noxious Vapors Commission, 1878, 31. Noyes, 14. OGILVIE, 24. Owen, 7, 14, 22. Par PAINE, 22. Palgrave, 17. Paris, Comte de, 12. Parliamentary Papers, 30. sons, 29. Pearson, 27. Plato, 20, 28. Plener, von II. Political Science Quarterly, 20. Pollard, 10. Pollock, 20, 24. Poor Law, 30. Poor Law Commission, 32. Poor Law Conferences, II. Poor Law Guardians (System of Election) Committee, 32. Poor Law Reform Association, II. Poor Relief, 32. Porter, 15. Post Office, 30. Potter (Mrs. Sidney Webb), 13. Price, 18. Prisons, 30. Proudhon, 29. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, 18. the Statistical Society's Library Catalogue, 15. Quarterly Journal of RAE, 26. Railways, 30. Railway Servants' Hours of Labor Committee, 1891-92, 31. Ransome (see Acland and Ransome), 8. Reclus, 29. Redgrave, II. Ricardo, 16. Ritchie, 20. Robertson, 24. Rogers, 6, 7. Roscher, 17. Roydhouse, 12. Ruskin, 22, 23 (2). SADLER and Others, 13. Salt, 19. Sargant, 14. Savings Banks, 30. Schæffle, 27. Schloss, 24. Schools Inquiry Commission, 31. Schulze-Gaevernitz,_24. Seebohm, 5. Senior, 11. Shaftesbury, 14. Shaw, Albert, 14. Shaw, G. Bernard, 25, 27. Shaw, G. B., and Foote, 25. Shirreff, 23. Shop Hours Regulation Committees, 31. Sidgwick, 17, 19, 20. Skottowe, 8. Small Holdings Committee, 32. Smith, Adam, 16. Smith, H. Ll., 11, 12, 26. Smith, H. Ll. (see Acland and Smith, 11, and Nash and Smith, 12), 11 (2), 12. Smith, J. Toulmin, 7, 10. Smith, J. T., and Brentano, 7. Social Science Association, 12. Somerville, 7. Spence, 24. Spencer, 19, 20, 21, 27. Spender, 23. Stanton, 23. Starcke, 5. Statistics, 30. Stephens (see Merewether and Stephens), 10. Stephen, Sir J. F., 21. Stephen, Leslie, 19. Stephens, 8. Steuart, 15. Strikes, 30. Stubbs, Rev. C. W., 14. Stubbs, W., 7. Subjects of the Day, 26. Sumner, 23. Sweating System, Lords Committee, 31. Sykes, 10. Symes, 17. Symposium on the Land Question, 24. TAYLOR, R. W. C., 8. Taylor, Sedley, 13. Telegraphs, 31. Thackeray, 24. Thompson, 17. Thornton, 17. Tooke and Newmarch, 15. Town Holdings Committee, 32. Toynbee, 8, 15. Trade, 31. Trade Unions, 31. Trade Unions Committee, 31. Trade Union Congress, 1892, 12. Traill, 8. Tramways, 31. Transactions of the Political Economy Circle of the National Liberal Club, 17. Truck System, 31. Tuckwell, 28. Twining, II. Tylor, 5. URE, 8. VESINIER, 13. Vinogradoff, 5. WADE, 8. Wages, 32. Wake, 5. Walker, 17. Wallace, A. R., 24. Wallace, Sir D. M., 22. Walpole, 12. Waring, 22. Watson, 15. Webb, 10, 11, 25 (2). Webb and Cox, 25. Westcott, 28. Westermarck, 5. Whale, 10. Wicksteed, C., 24. Wicksteed, P. H., 17. Wilkinson, 13, 23. Wilson, 9. Winter, 23. Wise, 9. Wollstonecraft, 23. Women's Progressive Society, 23. Woods and Forests, 31. Wright and Hobhouse, 10. YOUNG, Arthur, 8. Young, Dr. Edward, 8. ZACHER, 13. THE following list of books has been compiled for the use of members of the Fabian Society and other students of social questions. It makes no pretension to completeness. No work has been included which cannot be obtained in English, and few that do not deal almost exclusively with English problems. It has been impossible to find space even for representative specimens of those local records and reports which must be the chief sources of any thorough and original study of social history. With few exceptions periodical publications have been excluded; nor have individual articles in magazines been mentioned, although much of the best results of modern controversy and enquiry is only to be read in that form. Different standards have been adopted in the selection of books for different parts of the list. For instance, only a few of the best books on early and mediæval social history are given; while, on the other hand, an attempt has been made to include every book of any importance which has been issued as part of the Socialist propaganda during the last seven or eight years. The list, even as it stands, is so long that a few years ago it would have been useful only to rich men or professional students; but the great development of public libraries has made it possible for a large number of readers to obtain access to the best works on any subject; and it is probable that more now suffer from want of information as to which are the best books, than from inability to obtain them. As yet, however, few public libraries are sufficiently well equipped to contain all the books here mentioned; and all who desire to promote serious enquiry into social subjects are strongly urged to cause any libraries over which they may have influence to obtain as many of them as possible. For modern books, much the best and handiest general subject catalogue is W. S. Sonnenschein's "Best Books" (Sonnenschein; 1891. 31/6 net). For obscure and out of print" books, tracts, etc., the subject catalogue of the Boston Athenæum, 1882, 25 dols., is useful. Watts' "Bibliotheca Britannica," o.p., gives English books published before 1824, under subjects and under authors. Many articles in the Encyclopædia Britannica" have short but well-chosen bibliographies appended to them; the "Dictionary of National Biography" will also be found useful. Every paper printed in any important magazine, from the beginning of the century to 1882, will be found catalogued under its subject, in Poole's "Index to Periodical Literature" (Kegan Paul; 1883. 76/-). The Supplement (Kegan Paul; 1886. 36/-) covers the years 1882-87. Since then the work has been carried on by the American Library Association (W. L. Fletcher, editor), and appears annually (Kegan Paul; 36/per annum). The method of reference, which is rather complicated, is explained in the introduction. The "Index and Guide to Periodicals," published annually, gives in each issue a complete index to contents of periodicals of the previous year, and an exhaustive list of the magazines and reviews of the world, including names of editors, addresses and prices. Vol. I (2s.) 1890, vol. II (5s.) 1891, and vol. III in the Press, 1893, Review of Reviews' Office, Mowbray House, Temple. The only subject catalogue of Newspaper Articles is Palmer's "Index to the Times (Palmer's .Private Press, Shepperton-on-Thames; 50 vols.). The names of a few books are printed in black type. These are chosen, not as the best, nor even as authoritative works on the subjects of which they treat, but as being likely to serve as easy introductory handbooks to those who are studying such subjects for the first time. “ When the list of books in any section is at all long, a further list of a few books has been suggested as a 'course" of reading. In such cases, if only one by an author is included in the section, the name of the author is given as sufficient reference. If more than one book by the author is included, or if a book recommended as part of the "course occurs in any other section, the name of the book as well as of the author is given. The abbreviation "o.p." out of print. Dates within round brackets = year of first publication. Dates within square brackets period treated of. Dates without braekets date of edition recommended. = = The Secretary of the Fabian Society, 276 Strand, W.C., will be glad to receive suggestions for the improvement of future editions of this tract. List of Books. PART I.-SOCIAL HISTORY. I. EARLY SOCIETY. Suggested Course: Tylor (Anthropology); Maine (Village Communities); Seebohm; Vinogradoff. Studies in Ancient History. 1886. 16/ Village Communities. Murray; 1876. 9/- The Primitive Family. Kegan Paul; Development of Marriage and Kinship. History of Human Marriage. Macmillan; |