The De-Moralization of Society

Gertrude Himmelfarb, like so many Americans, is appalled by crime, drug addiction, illiteracy, juvenile delinquency, illegitimacy and welfare dependency. The solution she proposes, in this follow-up to her much-praised On Looking into the Abyss, is as simple as it is radical - and has the further advantage of solid historical substantiation. We must look back on the Victorians with open minds; they must cease to irk us. And then, Himmelfarb hopes, we can begin to learn from them.

First sentence: "Manners and morals"-the expression is unmistakably Victorian.

Year

1995

Language

English

Publisher

Vintage

Editions

1

Pages

320

ISBN

9780679764908

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