In this fascinating book, Ann Woodall investigates and compares the work and thought of William Booth and Karl Marx. What Price the Poor? raises important questions about the relationship between theological discourse and the sociological imagination and it firmly places the development of theoretical and practical social analysis and application within the context of social history. F

Ann M. Woodall is Chief International Auditor for the Salvation Army. She studied for her PhD at London Guildhall University, UK.

Contents: Introduction; The pawnbroker's apprentice; The Reverend William; The revolutionary philosopher; The philosopher as a prophet?; The making of a General; The making of a General's mind; The General in command; Fifty years on; Index.