The Tide of Democracy: Shipyard Workers and Social Relations in Britain, 18701950
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Tide of Democracy: Shipyard Workers and Social Relations in Britain, 18701950
By (Author) Alastair Reid
Index by Martin Hargreaves
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
1st July 2010
United Kingdom
Classifications
Physical Properties
Hardback
376
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
This comprehensive study examines British shipbuilding and industrial relations from 1870 to 1950, addressing economic, social and political history to provide an holistic approach to industry, trade-unionism and the early history of the Labour Party. Examining the impact of new machinery, of independent rank-and-file movements and of craft and trade unions, The Tide of Democracy provides an authoritative account of industrial action in shipyards in the period and their effect on the birth and development of the Labour Party. This volume is clearly presented, elegantly written and suffused with a distinctly human touch which brings the technical material to life. Unique in the combined attention it gives to Scottish and English history, and drawing upon an impressive range of primary sources, this volume will be indispensable for specialist researchers, undergraduates and postgraduate students. -- .
Reviews
An original and successful blending of labour and political history. -- .
Author Bio
Alastair J. Reid is a Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge
