Growth of Working Class Reformism in Mid-Victorian England

Post-Chartist period saw an easing of class tensions and the growth of a reformist working class. Using evidence based upon the cotton districts of north-west England, the author shows that enhanced socio-political stability owed much to economic restabilisation in this book (originally published in 1985).

List of contents

1. The Growth of Reformism: Debates and Issues 2. The Cotton Districts 3. Economic Growth and Living Standards 4. Labour Leaders and their Institutions 5. Respectability 6. Masters and Operatives 7. Class, Ethnicity and Popular Toryism 8. Conclusion

About the author

Neville Kirk is Emeritus Professor of Social and Labour History at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is an acknowledged expert in the field of labour history.

Product details

• Authors: Neville Kirk, Kirk Neville
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9781041017608
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4101760-8
• No. of pages: 386
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), Economic history, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history