Project Gutenberg 2007-09-23 Public domain in the USA. 106 Spargo, John 1876 1966 Socialism: A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Afra Ullah, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Socialism: A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles" by John Spargo is a political treatise written in the early 20th century. This work aims to clarify and discuss the key concepts and evolution of socialism, particularly in light of the rapid changes and increased interest in socialist ideologies during that period. Spargo delves into the historical development of socialism, its principles, and the prominent figures and movements that shaped its discourse. The opening of the book introduces the author's reflections on the changing public perception of socialism. Spargo notes the misconceptions that once dominated discussions of socialism, such as its conflation with violent actions and the caricature of socialists seeking the equal distribution of wealth. Instead, he points to a growing understanding of the socialist movement as one rooted in a desire for communal wellbeing and justice. He emphasizes the need for citizens to engage seriously with socialist ideas, suggesting that this understanding will shape the future welfare of society. In the subsequent chapters, Spargo begins to outline the historical contributions of figures like Robert Owen and the formation of ideas that have influenced contemporary socialism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Socialism HX Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Politics Browsing: Sociology 715626 715635 2024-09-10T05:01:06.842460 2023-09-10T08:32:02.878747 text/html text/html 718457 2007-09-23T07:37:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 231849 2007-09-23T07:37:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 322842 2024-09-10T05:01:21.477396 application/epub+zip 328214 2024-09-10T05:01:10.758499 application/epub+zip 309643 2024-09-10T05:01:09.112436 application/epub+zip 739884 2024-09-10T05:01:28.527864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646663 2024-09-10T05:01:20.007415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489247 2022-09-10T15:00:16.837105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546724 546600 2024-09-10T05:01:04.412474 2023-09-10T08:32:00.733694 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 546364 2007-09-23T07:37:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 198927 2007-09-23T07:37:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 546395 2007-09-23T07:37:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198802 2007-09-23T07:37:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20135 2024-09-10T05:01:28.684834 application/rdf+xml 26751 2024-09-10T05:01:09.569437 image/jpeg 5004 2024-09-10T05:01:09.339460 image/jpeg 303195 2024-09-10T05:01:06.898451 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia