| Labour and Working-Class Lives: Essays to Celebrate the Life and Work of Chris Wrigley Contributor(s): Laybourn, Keith (Editor), Shepherd, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1784995274 ISBN-13: 9781784995270 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 331.094 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.37 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: British labour history has been one of the dominating areas of historical research in the last sixty years and this book, written in honour of Professor Chris Wrigley, offers a collection of essays written by leading British labour historians of that subject including Ken Brown, Malcolm Chase and Matthew Worley. It focuses upon trade unionism, the co-operative movement, the rise and fall of the Labour Party, and working-class lives, comparing British labour movements with those in Germany and examining the social and political labour activities of the Lansburys. There is, indeed, some important work connected with the cultural developments of the British labour movement, most obviously in the essay written by Matthew Worley on communism and Punk Rock. |
Contributor Bio(s): Laybourn, Keith: - Keith Laybourn is Professor of History and the Diamond Jubilee Professor of the University of Huddersfield |
