Table of Contents
Introduction 11
Chronology 15
Chapter 1 Background on Charles Dickens
1 The Life of Charles Dickens George H. Ford 21
2 Dickens Was Skilled at Character Development Mamie Dickens 35
3 Dickens's Early Life Made Him Sympathetic to the Poor Gareth Jenkins 44
Chapter 2 A Tale of Two Cities and Class Conflict
1 Dickens's Ambiguity Regarding the Revolution Leaves the Story Without a Moral Conclusion John Gross 52
2 Dickens Shows His Support for the Working Class in A Tale of Two Cities T.A. Jackson 64
3 Dickens's Suggestion of the Self as Secondary to the Collective Was a Threat to English Society Cates Baldridge 73
4 Class Divisions in Prerevolutionary France Mirrored Those in Victorian England Nicholas Rance 83
5 The Revolutionaries Are No Better than the French Aristocracy George Woodcock 96
6 A Tale of Two Cities Depicts a Professional Class in Transition Simon Petch 109
7 Nation and Generation in A Tale of Two Cities Albert D. Hutter 122
Chapter 3 Contemporary Perspectives on Class Conflict
1 There Is a Growing Perception of Strong Class Conflict in America Rich Morin 132
2 Income Inequality Is a Serious Problem in America David Schultz 141
3 Income Inequality Is Not a Serious Problem in America Kip Hagopian Lee Ohanian 145
4 Globalization, Technology, and the Rising Value of Education Are Creating Income Inequality Steven J. Markovich 155
5 New Civil War Erupts, Led by Super Rich, GOP Paul B. Farrell 163
6 The Real Class Conflict Is Between Taxpayers and Tax Consumers Steve Bartin 170
7 The Real Class War Is Between the Old and the Young Nick Gillespie 174
For Further Discussion 181
For Further Reading 182
Bibliography 183
Index 187
