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A History of British Trade Unionism

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. Henry Pelling

    1. St John’s College, Cambridge, UK
      The Queen’s College, Oxford, UK

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. The Emergence of Trade Unionism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Setting

      • Henry Pelling
      Pages 3-6

    3. The Origins, to 1825

      • Henry Pelling
      Pages 7-23

    4. High Hopes and Small Beginnings, 1825–60

      • Henry Pelling
      Pages 24-51

    5. The Formation of a Pressure Group, 1860–80

      • Henry Pelling
      Pages 52-81

  3. The Consolidation of Labour

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. The Setting

      • Henry Pelling
      Pages 85-88

    3. New Unionism and New Politics, 1880–1900

      • Henry Pelling
      Pages 89-120

    4. From Taff Vale to Triple Alliance, 1900–14

      • Henry Pelling
      Pages 121-148

    5. War and the General Strike, 1914–26

      • Henry Pelling
      Pages 149-182

  4. Problems of National Integration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. The Setting

      • Henry Pelling
      Pages 185-187

    3. Slump and Recovery, 1926–39

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      Pages 188-213

    4. Power with Responsibility, 1939–51

      • Henry Pelling
      Pages 214-238

    5. On the Plateau, 1951–62

      • Henry Pelling
      Pages 239-262

    6. The Struggle against State Intervention 1962–70

      • Henry Pelling
      Pages 263-282

    7. The Industrial Relations Act and The Social Contract, 1970–9

      • Henry Pelling
      Pages 283-300

    8. On the Defensive: 1980–91

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      Pages 301-318

    9. Conclusion

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      Pages 319-321
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The current debate about industrial relations cannot be understood without a knowledge of trade-union history. Dr Pelling's book, which has for several years been a standard work on the subject, has again been revised and updated to take account of recent research and to explain the course of events up to the Thatcher years, the miner's strike and the Employment Acts. The growth of white-collar unionism and the extension of women's rights are dealt with in the concluding chapters.

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  • St John’s College, Cambridge, UK

    Henry Pelling

  • The Queen’s College, Oxford, UK

    Henry Pelling

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