In a provocative study that bristles with contemporary relevance, Himmelfarb demonstrates that the material and Moral dimensions of Poverty were inseparable in the minds of Late Victorians, be they radical or conservative.
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About the Author Gertrude Himmelfarb 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.
In a provocative study that bristles with contemporary relevance, Himmelfarb demonstrates that the material and Moral dimensions of Poverty were inseparable in the minds of Late Victorians, be they radical or conservative