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Autore |
Dorey Peter <1959-> |
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Titolo |
British conservatism and trade unionism, 1945-1964 / / Peter Dorey |
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Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub., 2009 |
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1-315-57009-2 |
1-317-17206-X |
1-317-17205-1 |
1-282-05438-4 |
9786612054389 |
0-7546-9345-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (218 p.) |
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Collana |
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Modern economic and social history |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Conservatism - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Labor unions - Political activity - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Labor policy - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Great Britain Politics and government 1945-1964 |
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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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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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