Social-Imperialism in Britain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neil Redfern

Series:

Historical Materialism Book Series 171.

Historical materialism book series ; Volume 171

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class--England--Lancashire--History--20th century.

Working class.

Labor movement--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Labor movement.

World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2019.

Summary:

In Social-Imperialism in Britain Neil Redfern examines the relationship between British labour and British capital in the two world wars of the twentieth century. He argues that the Second World War, the so-called ‘People’s War’, no less than the First World War, was an imperialist war. He further argues that in both wars labour and capital entered into a social-imperialist contract in which labour would be rewarded for its support for war with such social and political reforms as votes for women and a health service, culminating in the ‘welfare state’ constructed after the Second World War. Concentrating on Lancashire, he examines the complex interaction between military successes and reverses, elite war aims, labour unrest and popular demands for reform.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright Page

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Rallying Round the Flag

Labour’s Unrest and Capital’s Promises

1919: a ‘Red Year’?

Rallying Round the Flag Again

Building the Social-Imperialist Settlement

Conclusion and Postscript

Back Matter

Bibliography

Index.

ISBN:

90-04-32012-1

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004320123 DOI