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UNINA9910814280003321 |
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Autore |
Reid Alistair J |
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Titolo |
The tide of democracy : shipyard workers and social relations in Britain, 1870-1950 / / Alistair J. Reid |
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Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-84779-760-1 |
1-78170-294-2 |
1-84779-338-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (377 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Shipbuilding industry - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Shipbuilding industry - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Shipbuilding industry - Great Britain - Employees - History - 19th century |
Shipbuilding industry - Great Britain - Employees - History - 20th century |
Industrial relations - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Industrial relations - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. The organisation of craft production -- pt. II. Leadership and democracy in acraft society -- pt. III. The theory and practice of craft politics. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This comprehensive study examines British shipbuilding and industrial relations from 1870 to 1950, addressing economic, social and political history to provide an holistic approach to industry, trade-unionism and the early history of the Labour Party.Examining the impact of new machinery, of independent rank-and-file movements and of craft and trade unions, The Tide of Democracy provides an authoritative account of industrial action in shipyards in the period and their effect on the birth and development of the Labour Party. This volume is clearly presented, elegantly written and suffused with |
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