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A history of the European working class. 1, The factory / Icarus Films ; ARTE France, Les Films d'ici present ; in coproduction with AB Productions ; with the participation of Toute l'histoire ; a series written and directed by Stan Neumann ; [produced by] Camille Laemlé, Serge Lalou.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Working class--Europe--History--18th century.
- Working class.
- Working class--Europe--History--19th century.
- Factory system--Europe--History.
- Factory system.
- Employees--Time management--History.
- Employees.
- Luddites--History.
- Luddites.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (57 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
- Other Title:
- Factory
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : Icarus Films, [2020]
- Language Note:
- In English and French with English subtitles; closed captioning available.
- System Details:
- System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Starting in the 18th century, transformations in commerce led to the emergence of the early factory system and the birth of the British working class. Displaced from the countryside, these new workers flooded into textile mills that would fuel the growth of British capitalism. Combining archival footage, interviews with historians and testimonies from modern factory workers, this first episode of A HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN WORKING CLASS outlines the development of new forms of discipline and time management that would transform the lives of workers and their nascent political consciousness. The Luddite movement, Peterloo Massacre, and demands for universal suffrage are discussed as early high watermarks in the development of working class politics, foreshadowing the uprisings of the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Bernard Lavilliers.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Ned Burgess, Katell Djian ; animation, Joris Clerté ; editing, Louise Decelle, Catherine Gouze ; original music, Philippe Miller.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 1, 2022).
- Publisher Number:
- if-euro1 Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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