The first monograph on this topic since 1961, this book provides an innovative interpretation of the Friendly Societies in Britain from the perspectives on social, gender and political history. It establishes the central role of the Friendly Societies in the political activism of British workers, changing understandings of masculinity and femininity, the ritualised expression of social tensions and the origins of the welfare state.

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Monmouth College, USA

Simon Cordery

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SIMON CORDERY is a lecturer in history at Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois, USA. He has published articles in the Journal of British Studies and Labour History Review.

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Book Title: British Friendly Societies, 1750-1914
Authors: Simon Cordery
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230598041
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-99031-5Published: 24 June 2003
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59804-1Published: 24 June 2003
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 230
Topics: Economic History, History of Britain and Ireland, Social History, Modern History

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