{"product_id":"the-social-worker-paperback","title":"The Social Worker - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClement Attlee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Principled, pluralistic and humane - rather than utopian or absolute - it is the forgotten script of the twentieth-century Labour Party.\" John Bew, \u003ci\u003eCitizen Clem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClement Attlee presided over Britain's first socialist government, ushering in radical domestic reforms - from the creation of the National Health Service to the nationalisation of the railways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1920, however, Attlee returned from service in the Great War and resumed his pre-war social work in East London, whilst organising the increasingly powerful Labour Party. Attlee was a politician honing his voice and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAttlee's \u003ci\u003eThe Social Worker\u003c\/i\u003e is a manifestation of an intellectual idea about social work that critiqued the Victorian charitable approach, which focused on individual character rather than the structure of society. The manifesto is a blend of Attlee's socialist politics with its advocacy of increased government involvement. The book also reflects his profound belief in the importance of practical action for helping the disadvantaged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAttlee's ideal social worker is neither the aloof and abstract theorist, nor the complacent and condescending philanthropist, but a multi-faceted individual who can agitate for social reform whilst volunteering one's time and money for those less fortunate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Social Worker\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful call to arms for improving society, written with Attlee's characteristic compassion and thoughtfulness. This classic work is a must read for those interested in socialism, the Labour Party and how societies and individuals can make a difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClement Attlee\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1883 and served as British Prime Minister 1945 - 1951. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eAs It Happened\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEmpire into Commonwealth\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Sharpe Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Social Worker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Social Worker\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise work that proposes solutions, based not on abstract theory but, as the reader grasps from the first pages, on Attlee's own experience.\" Michael Jago, \u003ci\u003eClement Attlee: The Inevitable Prime Minister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... a clear statement of the principles which were to underlay the creation of the welfare state by the Attlee government a quarter of a century later.\" Francis Beckett, \u003ci\u003eClem Attlee: Labour's Great Reformer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 7.99 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710752460863,"sku":"9781698828923","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8d7b11f9ce9c564785f17e00df703882.webp?v=1765056064","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-social-worker-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}