A generation of materialism 1870-1900 / by Carlton J. H. Hayes.

With softcover

Cont.; Power politics in the wake of national wars -- The fruition of liberalism -- The rapid mechanizing of work and thought -- Religion and the arts during the generation of materialism -- Emergence of the masses -- Resurgence of economic nationalism and national imperialism -- Seed-time of totalitarian nationalism -- The European state system in the century's last decade -- The climax of the enlightenment. Power politics in the wake of national wars. Aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War ; Heritage of material progress and the competitive spirit ; Heritage of Darwinism and "the struggle for existence" ; The European powers ; The armed peace ; The Russo-Turkish War and the Congress of Berlin ; Alliances a trois: peace by might -- The fruition of liberalism. Liberalism in the 1870's: ecumenical and sectarian ; The vogue of constitutional parliamentary government ; Social classes and political parties ; Temporary predominance of liberal parties ; Sectarian liberalism in action in the '70's -- The rapid mechanizing of work and thought. Perfecting of mechanical transport ; Growth of machine industry and the crisis in agriculture ; Growth of material wealth and corporate business ; Growth of urban population and the great migrations ; Medical progress and public health ; Mechanistic natural science ; Deterministic biological science ; Physiological psychology ; Positivism and the social sciences -- Religion and the arts during the generation of materialism. "Warfare between science and theology" ; The drift away from traditional religion and the rise of modernism ; Pontificate of Leo XIII ; Christian missionary enterprise ; Sociological realism in art ; Psychological realism ; Impressionism and eclecticism -- Emergence of the masses. Trade unionism ; The co-operative movement ; Popular education ; Popular journalism ; Marxian socialism ; Beginnings of feminism -- Resurgence of economic nationalism and national imperia