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Fabian Society

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Fabian Society British socialist society. An outgrowth of the Fellowship of the New Life (founded 1883 under the influence of Thomas Davidson), the society was developed the following year by Frank Podmore and Edward Pease. George Bernard Shaw and Sidney Webb joined soon after this and became its outstanding exponents. The group achieved recognition with the publication of Fabian Essays (1889), with contributions by Shaw, Webb, Annie Besant, and Graham Wallas. The Fabians were opposed to the revolutionary theory of Marxism, holding that social reforms and socialistic "permeation" of ... Read more
Fabian Society
World Encyclopedia Fabian Society British society of non-Marxists founded in 1883, who believed that socialism ... Representation Committee in 1900, which became the Labour Party in 1906. The Fabian Society is affiliated to the Labour Party and publishes a journal and pamphlets ... Read more
Fabian Society
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Socialist society founded in 1883–84 in London, to ... battles led to victory over stronger forces. Fabians believed in evolutionary socialism rather ... of Parliament have been Fabians. Fabian Society Fabian Society Fabian Society Read more

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