French socialists before Marx: workers, women, and the social question in France

Abstract

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Plural socialism -- 2. The social question -- 3. Revolutionary inspirations -- 4. Religion and the early socialists -- 5. Socialists and education: to repulse the barbarians -- 6. The "new woman -- 7. Association: dream worlds -- 8. Worker associations before 1848 -- 9. Association: socialist hopes in the Second Republic -- 10. Association: the conservative reaction in the Second Republic -- 11. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.