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62 matches to Fabian Society
Fabian Society. 1883. English non-revolutionary socialist movement. Founded Labour Party. Shaw.
Bernstein, Eduard. 1850-1932. German anti-militant Socialist. Founded Fabians.
Labour Party. 1888 Scotland. 1890 NZ. 1891 Australia. 1900 Britain. 1930 Israel. Founded by unions, Fabians for democratic change towards socialism. First UK MPs elected 1906. First UK Labour government 1924.
Shaw, George Bernard. 1856-1950. Irish socialist writer/dramatist of wit and satire. Man and Superman 1903. Pygmalian 1913. St. Joan 1923. Fabian.
Webb, Sidney. 1859-1947. Beatrice. 1858-1943. British Fabian Socialists. Founded London School of Economics, New Statesman 1913.
American Colonization Society. 1816-1912. Transported blacks to Liberia.
Babbage, Charles. 1792-1871. British. Invented Difference Engine, 1823-34 -first computer. Founded British Association for the Advancement of Science 1831, Royal Astronomical Society 1820, Royal Statistical Society 1834.
Birch, John. -1945. US missionary killed in China. Cold War hero of John Birch Society.
Black Hand. 19-20C. Sicilian criminal secret society.
Black Hand. 1911-17. (Unity or Death) Serbian secret society assassinated Francis-Ferdinand 1914.
Blavatsky, Helena. 1831-91. Founded Theosophical Society, 1875.
Boxers. 1896-1901. Chinese secret Society of Harmonious Fists vs foreigners. B Rebellion.
Bronze Age. 3500-500BC. First uses of metal for arms and tools. Began in Near East. Society more structured. Specialization begins. Iron Age.
Brut. Unrestricted style of art produced by those outside of society: insane, criminal, etc.
Camorra. 1820-1911. Naples secret criminal society. Became political party.
Carbonari. 1806-31. Naples. Secret revolutionary society. Young Italy Movement.
Comte, Auguste. 1798-1857. French Positivist philosopher. Religion belongs to primitive society. Positivism 1830. Tejada Law.
Dewey, John. 1859-1952. US Pragmatist philosopher. -’It is in society’s interest that an individual develop and exercise his talents’. Studies in Logical Theory 1903.
Durkheim, Emile. 1858-1917. French sociologist. Division of Labour in Society 1893.
Fenians. 1858. Secret US society of Irish emigrants seeking Irish autonomy. Raided Canada 1866,70,71.
Friends, Society of. = Quakers.
Fromm, Erich. 1900-80. German/US psychoanalyst. Man for Himself 1947. The Sane Society 1955.
Galbraith, John K. 1908-2006. Can/US Keynesian economist. Affluent Society 1958.
Great Society. 1965-9. US program of social reforms. War on poverty.
Grosz, George. 1893-1959. German satirical artist/caricaturist. Pillars of Society.