{"product_id":"past-and-present-9780520242500","title":"Past and Present","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist, historian, cultural critic, and leading man of English letters during the Victorian era, published \u003ci\u003ePast and Present, \u003c\/i\u003eone of his most influential works, in 1843. Written as a response to the economic crisis of the 1840s—closure of factories, loss of jobs, the growth of slums in industrial centers, the starving poor—\u003ci\u003ePast and Present \u003c\/i\u003eaimed to lead readers toward a \"conversion experience\" in order to stimulate social reform. In this work, Carlyle provides a trenchant articulation of the political, social, religious, and economic climate of the mid-nineteenth century and a prophetic vision of the future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume, the fourth of the eight-volume Strouse Edition, includes an informative historical introduction and illustrations, along with complete notes and scholarly apparatus, and is the definitive modern scholarly edition. \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thomas Carlyle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43883593957494,"sku":"9780520242500","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_f5c0e3e0-3174-4eba-a221-6fa965775fdf.jpg?v=1784740720","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/past-and-present-9780520242500","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}