The Challenge of Labour - Shaping British Society, 1850–1930

The Challenge of Labour (1980) explains the changing forms of labour's relationship with British society during the period of 1850 to 1930 - as the economic and social relations of Britain, the pioneer of modern industrial development, were undergoing a profound transformation.

List of contents

1. The Accommodation of Labour, 1850s-70s 2. The Challenge of the 1880s 3. The Struggle for Control, 1890-1906 4. The Edwardian 'Crisis', 1906-14 5. 1914-20: A New Social Order? 6. The 1920s: The Challenge Contained 7. Post-1926: Labourism Rehabilitated

Product details

• Authors: Burgess Keith
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 06.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032597911
• ISBN: 978-1-032-59791-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, Economic history, Labour / income economics, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Labour Economics, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Economics of industrial organisation, Industry & industrial studies, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industry and industrial studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Industrialisation and industrial history, Economics of industrial organization