Labour in British Society

An Interpretative History

Richard Price

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040271520
• Subtopic: Social History
• Index: History

What part has organized labour played in the history of modern Britain? To what extent has British society been shaped by working class organization in industry and labour in politics? A major reinterpretation of the relationship between the history of the working class and the history of British society from 1780 to 1980, Labour in British Society (originally published in 1986) traces two recurrent themes—how the pattern of social relations in industry has developed since the Industrial Revolution, and how these patterns have been affiliated to national political and economic developments. This book is a must read for students and researchers of history.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Contents
• Dedication
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1 Economic Change and Proletarianisation 1780–1850
• 2 Social Relations and the Industrial Revolution 1780-1850
• 3 The Challenge Of Radicalism: The Origins Of The Mid-Victorian Compromise 1820–1850
• 4 The Mid-Victorian Compromise In Production Relations 1850–1880
• 5 Work And Authority 1880-1914
• 6 Class, Work and Politics 1890–1926
• 7 Production and Prerogative 1926–1947
• 8 The Political Economy of Industrial Relations 1945-1980
• 9 Conclusion
• Index