Working-Class Self-Help in Nineteenth-Century England: Responses to industrialization: 10 (Routledge Library Editions: The History of Social Welfare) - Softcover

Hopkins, Eric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138204765 ISBN 13: 9781138204768

Publisher: Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

First published in 1995, this book provides a readable survey of the three major forms of working-class self-help in nineteenth century England: the trade unions, the friendly societies and the co-operative movement. It is accessible to an introductory student readership as well as providing a critical appraisal of all types and forms of self-help available to the industrial working-class. Unlike former studies, the author examines trade unionism alongside friendly societies and the co-operative movement and shows how each developed in response to the challenge of industrialization and the demands of urban industrial life. The strengths and limitations of self-help approaches are assessed and wider issues of working-class culture and identity are examined.

This book will be of interest to those studying the history of social welfare, class and industrial Britain.

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Eric Hopkins

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138204765
• ISBN 13: 9781138204768
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 258