Royal Comission on Labour (5 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book examines the British Royal Commission on Labour's exhaustive investigation into the working conditions, treatment, and lives of laborers in the mining, manufacturing, engineering, shipbuilding, and related heavy industries of England and Wales in the late 19th century and the first years of the 20th. Analyzing the testimony of owners, managers, union leaders, and individual workers, the book traces the origins and effects of large industrial concerns. Highlighting the first wave of Britain's labor movement and the rise of professional associations and trade unions in the era, this book sheds light on an era of major social and economic transformation, showing the origins of many of the conventions and practices that would come to define labor relations for the 20th century. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…