The Great Labour Unrest : Rank-and-file movements and political change in the Durham coalfield /

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This book examines the struggle between liberals, socialists and revolutionary syndicalists for control of Britain's best established district miners' union. Drawing widely on a vast and rich body of primary sources, the book reveals the debates that grassroots activists had during this th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mates, Lewis H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Durham Miners' Association.
Industrial relations > Government policy > Great Britain > History.
Coal miners > Labor unions > England > Durham (County) > History.
Great Britain > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Historiographical introduction
  • 2. Structures, agents and the ILP's high tide
  • 3. The Eight Hours Act and the Eight Hours Agreement in the Durham coalfield
  • 4. 'Not exactly the millennium' : the minimum wage campaign
  • 5. 'A capitalistic piece of legislation' : the launch of the Durham Forward Movement and the syndicalists' high tide?
  • 6. 'Trade union questions were now political questions' : defeats, victories and new strategies
  • 7. Conclusion.

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