03617nam 2200853 a 450 991079173550332120200520144314.01-84779-760-11-78170-294-21-84779-338-X10.7765/9781847793386(CKB)2560000000085678(EBL)1069656(OCoLC)818847424(SSID)ssj0000712859(PQKBManifestationID)12280901(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712859(PQKBWorkID)10650461(PQKB)10535334(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086972(OCoLC)1132669017(MdBmJHUP)muse78062(Au-PeEL)EBL1069656(CaPaEBR)ebr10623233(CaONFJC)MIL843751(MiAaPQ)EBC1069656(DE-B1597)659478(DE-B1597)9781847793386(EXLCZ)99256000000008567820101014d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe tide of democracy[electronic resource] shipyard workers and social relations in Britain, 1870-1950 /Alistair J. ReidManchester ;New York Manchester University Pressc20101 online resource (377 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7190-8103-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. The organisation of craft production -- pt. II. Leadership and democracy in acraft society -- pt. III. The theory and practice of craft politics.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 withShipbuilding industryGreat BritainHistory19th centuryShipbuilding industryGreat BritainHistory20th centuryShipbuilding industryGreat BritainEmployeesHistory19th centuryShipbuilding industryGreat BritainEmployeesHistory20th centuryIndustrial relationsGreat BritainHistory19th centuryIndustrial relationsGreat BritainHistory20th centuryBritish shipbuilding.Labour Party.industrial action.industrial relations.new machinery.political history.rank and file.shipyards.social history.trade unionism.Shipbuilding industryHistoryShipbuilding industryHistoryShipbuilding industryEmployeesHistoryShipbuilding industryEmployeesHistoryIndustrial relationsHistoryIndustrial relationsHistory338.4762382094109034Reid Alistair J1561630MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791735503321The tide of democracy3828555UNINA