The International Co-operative Alliance and the consumer co-operative movement in Northern Europe, c. 1860-1939 /
The book examines the history of co-operation in the broad context of the history of consumerism and consumption; of internationalism and the development of international organisations; and debates about international trade during the inter-war period. The fundamental question explored in the book c...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2018.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Summary: | The book examines the history of co-operation in the broad context of the history of consumerism and consumption; of internationalism and the development of international organisations; and debates about international trade during the inter-war period. The fundamental question explored in the book concerns the meaning of co-operation. Was it a social movement or an economic enterprise? Did it aspire to challenge capitalism or to reform it? Did it contain at its heart a political vision for the transformation of society or was it simply a practical guide for organising a business? Hilson argues that it was both, but that an examination of the debates over the different meanings of co-operation can also illuminate broader questions about the emergence of consumer interests in the first half of the twentieth century, especially in a transnational context. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 194 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-189) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781526135919 1526135914 9781526127341 1526127342 9781526127334 1526127334 |