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Robert Owen and New Lanark

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Childcare, education, working conditions, healthcare, crime: these issues are hotly debated in today's society. They are also issues that Robert Owen, seen by some as a visionary and by others as a knave and a charlatan, sought to address in the early 1800s. This free course, Robert Owen and New Lanark, uses a series of essays written by Owen to explore the ideas of this important and controversial figure.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 A New View of Society
  • 1 A New View of Society
  • 2 Progress and the economy
  • 2 Progress and the economy
  • 2.1 The cotton industry
  • 2.2 David Dale and New Lanark 1785–1800
  • 3 Politics: Radicalism and reaction
  • 3 Politics: Radicalism and reaction
  • 4 The making of a social reformer
  • 4 The making of a social reformer
  • 4.1 Environment and education: Wales 1771–c.1782
  • 4.2 Apprenticeship in retailing c.1782–c.1789
  • 4.3 Business and enlightenment: Manchester 1789–99
  • 4.4 Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society and Board of Health
  • 4.5 Owen at New Lanark 1800–c.1812
  • 4.6 New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde
  • 5 The background to the essays
  • 5 The background to the essays
  • 5.1 The essays in context
  • 5.2 Owen in London 1812–14
  • 5.3 Further enlightened influences: Godwin, Place and Mill
  • 6 The essays
  • 6 The essays
  • 6.1 Overview
  • 6.2 The dedications
  • 6.3 First Essay
  • 6.4 Second Essay
  • 6.5 Third Essay
  • 6.6 Fourth Essay
  • 7 New Lanark as showpiece and text
  • 7 New Lanark as showpiece and text
  • 8 Impact of the essays
  • 8 Impact of the essays
  • 9 The factory reform movement
  • 9 The factory reform movement
  • 10 Working-class distress and planned communities
  • 10 Working-class distress and planned communities
  • 11 Conclusion
  • 11 Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Acknowledgements

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