Britain: the Twentieth Century
Book chapter
McIlroy, J. and Campbell, A. 2010. Britain: the Twentieth Century. in: Allen, J., Campbell, A. and McIlroy, J. (ed.) Histories of labour: national and international perspectives Merlin Press. pp. 99-136
Chapter title | Britain: the Twentieth Century |
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Authors | McIlroy, J. and Campbell, A. |
Abstract | [Summary of the book containing this chapter:] A survey of the global trajectory of labour history. Specially commissioned essays by labour historians of international repute consider: early labour history traditions; new conceptions of class, gender, ethnicity, culture, community and power; whether the 1960s can be regarded as turning point in labour history; the general historiographical climate in the mid-twentieth century; the institutional context (e.g. the evolution of labour history societies, historical associations and journals); links between labour history and the labour movement. Many authors are connected with the British Society for the Study of Labour History; all are experts in the labour history of particular countries. They analyse key debates, question dominant paradigms, acknowledge minority critiques and consider future directions. This book will be of interest to historians of working-class political parties and organisations, to students of trade unionism, industrial conflict and to social scientists interested in social and political protest, the relations between employers and the state and post-structuralism. It should be considered for adoption as a key text for undergraduate and postgraduate modules dealing with historiography generally as well as on courses more specifically concerned with labour and social history. |
Research Group | Centre for Education Research and Scholarship (CERS) |
Page range | 99-136 |
Book title | Histories of labour: national and international perspectives |
Editors | Allen, J., Campbell, A. and McIlroy, J. |
Publisher | Merlin Press |
ISBN | |
Hardcover | 9780850366877 |
Publication dates | |
01 May 2010 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 28 Jan 2015 |
Output status | Published |
Web address (URL) | http://www.merlinpress.co.uk/acatalog/HISTORIES_OF_LABOUR.html |
Language | English |
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