Governments, Labour, and the Law in Mid-Victorian Britain: The Trade Union Legislation of the 1870s Contributor(s): Curthoys, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199268894 ISBN-13: 9780199268894 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: This book explains why governments decided to make trade unions legal, and protect strikers from the criminal law. Drawing on previously unused source material, Curthoys brings to light some of the workings of the nineteenth-century state. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
Dewey: 331.880 |
LCCN: 2004557130 |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.15 lbs) 294 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Ireland |
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Publisher Description: This book explains why governments decided to make trade unions legal, and protect strikers from the criminal law. Drawing on previously unused source material, Curthoys brings to light some of the workings of the nineteenth-century state. |