Hilaire Belloc

By John P. McCarthy

Subjects: Politics and government, Politics and literature, Radicalism, Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1837-1901, Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century, Belloc, hilaire, 1870-1953, Gesellschaftskritik, Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1901-1910, History, Belloc, Hilaire, -- 1870-1953 -- Political and social views, Radicalism -- Great Britain, Political and social views

Description: Intriguing and informative, this biography celebrates one of England's most respected and beloved 20th-century Catholic sons. Based on sound scholarship and thorough research, this study deals with the life; background; intellectual context; political and economic beliefs, particularly those concerning the theory that capitalism and socialism are not two distinct thoughts but rather Siamese twins; and overall work of Hilaire Belloc. Including a particularly useful focus upon his early career and pre-1920 intellectual background and development, this survey depicts one of Distributism's greatest figures, one of the Church's most worthy apologists, and one of the English language's most noteworthy modern talents.