The Lancashire giant : David Shackleton, labour leader and civil servant /

"The Lancashire Giant tell the story of a nine-year-old cotton weaver who went on to carve out two extraordinary careers for himself. In the first, David Shackleton became a truly dominating presence in the Edwardian trade union movement, was the third Member of Parliament to be elected under t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martin, Ross M. (Ross Murdoch), 1929-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2000.
Temas:
Shackleton, David, > Sir, > 1863-1938.
Labour Party (Great Britain)
1901-1936
Labor leaders > Great Britain > Biography.
Legislators > Great Britain > Biography.
Socialists > Great Britain > Biography.
Dirigeants syndicaux > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Labor leaders.
Legislators.
Politics and government
Socialists.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1901-1936.
Lancashire (England) > Biography.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1901-1936.
Lancashire (Angleterre) > Biographies.
England > Lancashire.
Great Britain.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part I: The Life
  • 1: Beginnings, 1863â€?1893
  • The Union Man
  • 2: The Local Union Official, 1893-1902
  • The Darwen Weaverâ€?s Secretary
  • The Wider Union World
  • Labour in Politics
  • 3: The Clitheroe By-election
  • Labour Prepares
  • The Liberals
  • Labour Decides
  • The Socialists Bite the Bullet
  • Liberal Stumbles
  • Labourâ€?s Bandwagon
  • The Issue of Independence
  • The Consequences of Clitheroe
  • 4: The Member for Clitheroe, 1902-1906
  • The Local Scene
  • Independence and the Labour Representation Committeeâ€?Providing Sport for the Philistinesâ€?
  • A Choice is Made
  • The Burdens of Office
  • The General Election of 1906
  • 5: The Labour Leader as Parliamentarian, 1906-1907
  • The Party Chairmanship
  • Another Choice is Made
  • The TUC Option
  • 6: The Labour Leader as Trade Unionist, 1908-1910
  • Repelling the Party
  • The Party Man
  • In the Clitheroe Division
  • 7: Leaving the Movement
  • Public Reactions
  • Shackletonâ€?s Motives
  • 8: The Civil Servant, 1910â€?1925
  • The Permanent Secretary
  • The Wartime Ministry of LabourThe Horace Wilson Years
  • The Public Face
  • Postscript
  • Part II: The Man
  • 9: The Private Man
  • Home and Family
  • Interests
  • Friends
  • Feelings
  • 10: The Public Man
  • Appearance
  • Working Style
  • Beliefs and Policies
  • Perceptions of Shackleton
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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