Made by Labour

A Material and Visual History of British Labour, c. 1780-1924

Nick Mansfield, Martin Wright, Martin Wright

• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781837723416, 9781837720064
• eBook ISBN: 9781837720088
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Art & Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

This is the first full-length study of the material and visual culture of the British labour movement in almost half a century. It draws together the fruits of recent research into a comprehensive material and visual analysis of the nineteenth-century labour movement's development. It analyses the meaning of 'labour things', the role they played in the lives of working people and the ways they have influenced the writing of labour history. Over ninety beautifully illustrated, expertly contextualised objects are used to narrate the history of British labour in its most crucial phase of development. Chapters on curation and preservation, a directory of museums where labour things may be seen, and a full bibliography complete the treatment of this important and rapidly developing field, making the book not just essential academic reading but a handbook for anyone who wishes to explore this vital part of our shared culture.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• Preface
• List of images
• 1 Understanding labour things
• 2 Images and objects
• 3 Preservation, collections, curation and conservation
• 4 Directory of places that have nineteenth-century labour and working-class objects
• Notes
• Select bibliography