Leaders of Socialism, Past and Present (Classic Reprint)FB&C Limited, 29. lip 2015. - Broj stranica: 130 Excerpt from Leaders of Socialism, Past and Present Born 1771. At ten assistant in draper's shap. At nineteen manager of cotton-mill, where he introduced improved pro cesses. 1800, moved to New Lanark Mills as partner and manager over 2000 workers there. In 1813, in cc-operation with Jeremy Bentham and others, turned the business into trust for philanthropic purposes after paying five per cent on capital. 1817. Proposed cc-operative colonies as solution of unemployed problem. 182 5, founded New Har mony communal colony in United States. 1828, retired from New Lanark and became propagandist of Socialism in form of cc-operative industry. Died 1858. Chief books: New View of Society, New Moral World, A utobiography, Revolution in M ind and Practice of the H man Race. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
