Trade unions in British politics : the first 250 years

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Trade unions in British politics : the first 250 years

edited by Ben Pimlott and Chris Cook

Longman, 1991

2nd ed

  • : cased
  • : pbk

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Includes index

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Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780582062986

Description

This new edition takes account of changes since the first edition. There are three new chapters looking at the growing importance of Europe and the Community to British trade unionism, at the political role of unions during the Thatcher years, and at aspects of the Labour Party-union relationship. Part one contains the main historical analysis whilst the second part looks at recent issues affecting unions in politics. Its aim is to provide as wide-ranging an introduction to an ever-changing field as possible.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Historical perspectives: early trade unionism - radicalism and respectability, John Stevenson
  • trade unions and the development of independent labour politics 1889-1906, John Lovell
  • trade unions, politicians and public opinion 1906-1914, David Rubinstein
  • trade unions and politics in World War I, Chris Wrigley
  • the Depression years 1918-1931, Patrick4 Renshaw
  • trade unions and the slump, Richard Shackleton
  • a new relationship - trade unions in World War II, Denis Barnes and Eileen Reid
  • the vagaries of participation 1945-1960, Ken Coates. Part 2 Consolidation and crisis: the trade union "problem" in the age of consensus 1960-1979, Robert Taylor
  • trade unions and the second coming of CND, Ben Pimlott
  • the decline of working-class politics - a reappraisal, Barry Hindess
  • the influence of the trade unions on the ethos of the Labour Party, H.M.Drucker
  • trade unions and the media, Jean Seaton
  • the changed political role of unions under a hostile government, William Brown
  • British unions and Europe, Denis Maschane
  • unions and labour in the 1980s and 1990s, Philip Bassett.
Volume

: cased ISBN 9780582081550

Description

This new edition takes account of changes since the first edition. There are three new chapters looking at the growing importance of Europe and the Community to British trade unionism, at the political role of unions during the Thatcher years, and at aspects of the Labour Party-union relationship. Part one contains the main historical analysis whilst the second part looks at recent issues affecting unions in politics. Its aim is to provide as wide-ranging an introduction to an ever-changing field as possible.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Historical perspectives: early trade unionism - radicalism and respectability, John Stevenson
  • trade unions and the development of independent labour politics 1889-1906, John Lovell
  • trade unions, politicians and public opinion 1906-1914, David Rubinstein
  • trade unions and politics in World War I, Chris Wrigley
  • the Depression years 1918-1931, Patrick Renshaw
  • trade unions and the slump, Richard Shackleton
  • a new relationship - trade unions in World War II, Denis Barnes and Eileen Reid
  • the vagaries of participation 1945-1960, Ken Coates. Part 2 Consolidation and crisis: the trade union "problem" in the age of consensus 1960-1979, Robert Taylor
  • trade unions and the second coming of CND, Ben Pimlott
  • the decline of working-class politics - a reappraisal, Barry Hindess
  • the influence of the trade unions on the ethos of the Labour Party, H.M.Drucker
  • trade unions and the media, Jean Seaton
  • the changed political role of unions under a hostile government, William Brown
  • British unions and Europe, Denis Maschane
  • unions and labour in the 1980s and 1990s, Philip Bassett.

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