Masters and Journeymen - A Prehistory of Industrial Relations, 17171800

Masters and Journeymen (1980) examines eighteenth-century trade unionism through nearly four hundred labour disputes in Britain between 1717 and 1800. It uses a series of primary materials to identify the elements of an 'industrial relations system' half a century before the Industrial Revolution.

List of contents

1. Disputes and Disturbances 2. Conflict and Community 3. The House of Call 4. The Rights of Craftsmen 5. A Pre-Industrial Trade Union 6. The Magistrate as Mediator 7. The State as Employer 8. The Public Interest 9. The Combination Acts 10. Epilogue: A Conservative Interpretation of Labour History

Summary

Masters and Journeymen (1980) examines eighteenth-century trade unionism through nearly four hundred labour disputes in Britain between 1717 and 1800. It uses a series of primary materials to identify the elements of an ‘industrial relations system’ half a century before the Industrial Revolution.

Product details

• Authors: C.r. Dobson, Dobson C.R.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032803487
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3280348-7
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Industrial Relations
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, Labour / income economics, Politics & government, Social issues & processes, Political Economy, Politics and government, Sociology: work & labour, Social classes, Social and ethical issues, Management of specific areas, Economics of industrial organisation, Industry & industrial studies, Sociology: work and labour, Industry and industrial studies, Employment & Unemployment, Economics of industrial organization