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| − | '''Fabian socialism''' is a type of [[socialism]] founded in 1884 in Britain. It sought use of the democratic framework to achieve gradual conversion to socialism. This approach originated from the movement for utopian socialism. | + | '''Fabian socialism''' is a type of [[socialism]] founded in 1884 in Britain. It sought use of the democratic framework to achieve gradual conversion to socialism. This approach originated from the movement for utopian socialism. Its nine<ref name="Story"/> founding members were Frank Podmore, Edward R. Pease, William Clarke, Hubert Bland,<ref name="McBriar">{{cite book|last1=McBriar|first1=Alan M.|title=Fabian Socialism and English Politics, 1884-1918|date=1962|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]}}</ref> Percival Chubb, Frederick Keddell,<ref name="Story">{{cite book|last1=Cole|first1=Margaret|title=The Story of Fabian Socialism|date=1961|publisher=[[Stanford University]] Press|isbn=978-1163700105}}</ref> Henry Hyde Champion,<ref name="Pease">{{cite book|last1=Pease|first1=Edward R.|title=The History of the Fabian Society|date=1916}}</ref>[[E. Nesbit|Edith Nesbit]],<ref>{{cite book|last1=Matthews|first1=Race|title=Australia's First Fabians: Middle-class Radicals, Labour Activists and the Early Labour Movement|date=1993|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]}}</ref> and Rosamund Dale Owen.<ref name="McBriar"/><ref name="Story"/> Havelock Ellis is sometimes also mentioned as a tenth founding member, though there is some question about this.<ref name="Story"/> |
Important Fabians includes Beatrice Webb and Sidney Webb. | Important Fabians includes Beatrice Webb and Sidney Webb. | ||
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* Pease, Edward R. ''[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13715/13715-h/13715-h.htm The History of the Fabian Society''] (1912) | * Pease, Edward R. ''[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13715/13715-h/13715-h.htm The History of the Fabian Society''] (1912) | ||
* Cole, Margaret ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=8i2sAAAAIAAJ The Story of Fabian Socialism''] (1961) | * Cole, Margaret ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=8i2sAAAAIAAJ The Story of Fabian Socialism''] (1961) | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 01:34, June 15, 2015
Fabian socialism is a type of socialism founded in 1884 in Britain. It sought use of the democratic framework to achieve gradual conversion to socialism. This approach originated from the movement for utopian socialism. Its nine[1] founding members were Frank Podmore, Edward R. Pease, William Clarke, Hubert Bland,[2] Percival Chubb, Frederick Keddell,[1] Henry Hyde Champion,[3]Edith Nesbit,[4] and Rosamund Dale Owen.[2][1] Havelock Ellis is sometimes also mentioned as a tenth founding member, though there is some question about this.[1]
Important Fabians includes Beatrice Webb and Sidney Webb.
The Fabians were influential in forming the ideas of the British Labour Party
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The Fabians have as their logo, a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Further reading
Primary sources
- Webb, Beatrice and Sidney Webb. Industrial Democracy (Originally published in 1897, link goes to 1902 publication), a highly influential statement by British Fabians.
- Pease, Edward R. The History of the Fabian Society (1912)
- Cole, Margaret The Story of Fabian Socialism (1961)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (1961) The Story of Fabian Socialism. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-1163700105.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (1962) Fabian Socialism and English Politics, 1884-1918. Cambridge University Press.
- ↑ (1916) The History of the Fabian Society.
- ↑ (1993) Australia's First Fabians: Middle-class Radicals, Labour Activists and the Early Labour Movement. Cambridge University Press.