Life of George Ranken Askwith, 18611942

George Ranken Askwith was a key figure in the development of British industrial relations. This new biography is based on a wide range of archival sources including government records, newspaper articles, Askwith's personal correspondence and his wife's private diaries.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements, Preface, List of Figures, 1. Childhood and Education, 2. Early Career, 3. Labour Matters, 4. George and Ellen, 5. Belfast and the Railways, 6. The Civil Servant, 7. New Challenges, 8. Industrial Unrest, 9. The Storm Breaks, 10. The Industrial Council, 11. More Unrest in 1912, 12. Turbulent Years, 1913–14, 13. War, 14. The Second Year of the War, 15. The Ministry of Labour, 16. Busy Retirement, Notes, Works Cited, Index

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Heath, Alison

Zusammenfassung

George Ranken Askwith was a key figure in the development of British industrial relations. This new biography is based on a wide range of archival sources including government records, newspaper articles, Askwith’s personal correspondence and his wife’s private diaries.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Alison Heath, Heath Alison
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138662155
• ISBN: 978-1-138-66215-5
• Seiten: 296
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Biographien, Autobiographien; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Industrial Relations, Biography: historical, political and military, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General