Against the Tide

Recounting the memoirs of B. A. Santamaria, a leading Catholic politician in Australia from the late 1930s through the 1990s, this account presents an autobiographical sketch of the vision and aims of his Australian Catholic Social Movement—later rechristened the National Civic Council. Chock full of commentary on crucial aspects of Australian politics, this is an indispensable primary resource for any scholar of Australian social and political history of the period surrounding and following World War II.

Biographies & Memoirs

Santamaria

Leaders & Notable People

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Creating the Crossroads: 100 Years of Civil Construction in Indiana

History

Sara A. Marshall

Americas

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.

Hilaire Belloc: Edwardian Radical

McCarthy, John P.

A compelling and persuasive outline for the Catholic church's support of rural living is presented in this collection of contemporary writings on why city-dwelling Catholics should settle and work in the country. Discussions of the practice of retreat accompany arguments of the principles of faith, including Biblical teachings on the theological dimensions of Jesus Christ's upbringing in Nazareth; economic arguments that city life and jobs are often tied to capitalist principles; and ecological and conservationist positions that a Christian should maintain a balanced relationship with the earth.

The Rural Solution: Modern Catholic Voices on Going “Back to the Land”

Politics & Social Sciences

Williamson, Mgr. Richard

Chojnowski, Dr. Peter

McCann, Christopher

Marx, Walter John

Nutting, Willis D.

Social Sciences

The life and wit of Archbishop Daniel Mannix, the most influential and controversial clergyman in Australian history, is captured in this biography. With a focus on his spiritual leadership and major areas of public engagement, from World War I conscription campaigns and Irish nationalism to sectarianism and the famous Labour Party split of the 1950s, this revised and updated biography is also filled with examples of the Archbishop's unforgettably insightful comments.

Daniel Mannix: Wit and Wisdom

Gilchrist, MIchael

Religion & Spirituality

As an advocate of Distributism, an early 20th-century school of social thought developed by the author and his colleagues, Chesterton addresses the topics of concentration of wealth, poverty, work, agriculture, machinery, and capital in this famous work. He favored distribution of wealth while being antisocialist; he advocated ownership of private property while being anticapitalist. He argues that the economic order is bound by moral law and that man should be served by the economy rather than serving it.

The Outline of Sanity

Business & Money

CHESTERTON, G.K.

Economics

Hilaire Belloc, a great English essayist of the 20th century, takes an uncompromising look at the forces working against the freedom of the press. Targeting financial and political influences, along with the influence of advertising, Belloc exposes the powers and motives responsible for the suppression of news and the manufacturing of opinion. Neither pie-in-the-sky idealism nor an irrational conspiracy theory, The Free Press is a rationally argued essay explaining the origins of those influences and factors that make the press less than what it should be honest: fair, and independent. This is a topical work written almost a century ago. Times have changed, but the situation has gone from bad to worse, and thus this work is even more relevant today. This book will be of interest to anyone, particularly the student of journalism and its history, who is curious about the rise of the major papers and media networks, and about the forces both overt and semi-covert working to shape what is reported and which opinions are sanctioned.

The Free Press

BELLOC, HILAIRE

This book considers different kinds of action; how to gauge the effectiveness of action; whether or not one or more actions are complementary or mutually destructive; and who should carry out the actions. French writer, thinker, and activist Jean Ousset examines the fundamental questions of effective social action, such as ideology, people, resources, and how to evaluate conflicting principles. Anyone interested in effecting social change or studying modern social movements will find this both a compelling and unique work.

Action

Ousset, Jean

An engaging work sure to appeal to both scholars and students for the depth of its thought and the freshness of its claims, this is a two-part book by one of the 20th century's greatest writers. The first part is a coherent analysis of the theory, effects, and claims of capitalism. The second is a lengthy collection of articles from Chesterton's vast journalistic output. The author challenges the fundamental tenets of capitalism without favoring socialism or Marxism by providing a philosophical analysis of the pitfalls, drawbacks, and falsehoods regarding capitalism and its inevitability. This is must reading for any serious investigation into anti-capitalist thought. It is also an exemplary text of how Christian principles and thinking apply to the socioeconomic world.

Utopia of Usurers

Mackey, Aidan

This short work is a program for property distribution as an alternative to how it is planned by socialist states or naturally happens in capitalist societies. It is a landmark of European social thought, attempting to rectify the wrongs in both of the major economic theories by approaching the problem from an entirely new angle. The essay is thus an anticapitalist and antisocialist work of Christian and Catholic social thought in which basic truths about society and human nature are applied to socioeconomics. It is a manifesto and a program for the Distributist League, of which Belloc and G. K. Chesterton were the primary figures. It marks a key point in the history of economic thought, and it is a fundamental text illustrating the influence of religion and philosophy on social thought and their practical application to societal questions.

An Essay on the Restoration of Property

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