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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454006003321

Autore

Dorey Peter <1959->

Titolo

British conservatism and trade unionism, 1945-1964 [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Dorey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub., 2009

ISBN

1-317-17205-1

1-282-05438-4

9786612054389

0-7546-9345-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Collana

Modern economic and social history

Disciplina

331.88094109045

Soggetti

Conservatism - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Labor unions - Political activity - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Labor policy - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Great Britain Politics and government 1945-1964

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; General Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Conservatism and Trade Unionism prior to 1945; 2 Preparing a Voluntarist Approach, 1945-1951; 3 Voluntarism in Practice, 1951-1960; 4 In Defence of Free Collective Bargaining, 1951-1960; 5 Voluntarism under Strain, 1960-1964; 6 Towards Incomes Policies, 1960-1964; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the a brief period between the end of the Second World War and the election of Harold Wilson's Labour government in 1964, when the Conservative Party adopted a remarkably constructive and conciliatory approach to the trade unions, dubbed 'voluntarism'. During this time the party leadership made strenuous efforts to avoid, as far as was politically possible, confrontation with, or legislation against, the trade unions, even when this incurred the wrath of some Conservative backbenchers and the Party's mass membership. Making extensive use of primary and archival sources it ex



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910133124703321

Titolo

La struttura subatomica dell'esperienza : questioni di teoria della storiografia / / [a cura di Barnaba Maj]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Macerata, : Quodlibet, 2006

ISBN

88-7462-127-2

Descrizione fisica

264 p. ; ; 22 cm

Collana

Discipline filosofiche ; ; 16.1 (2006)

Disciplina

907

190

901

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Collected essays.

Incl. English poems (p. 243-254) by Geoffrey Hill (1932-), with Italian transl.

Half title: ISSN 1591-9625.

The series is a six-monthly periodical.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.