The International Co-operative Alliance and the consumer co-operative movement in northern Europe, c. 1860-1939 / Mary Hilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hilson, Mary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International Co-operative Alliance--History.

Consumer cooperatives--Europe, Northern--History--19th century.

Consumer cooperatives.

Consumer cooperatives--Europe, Northern--History--20th century.

Cooperative societies--Europe, Northern--History--19th century.

Cooperative societies.

Cooperative societies--Europe, Northern--History--20th century.

Cooperation--Europe, Northern--History--19th century.

Cooperation.

Cooperation--Europe, Northern--History--20th century.

Northern Europe.

Local Subjects:

International Co-operative Alliance--History.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 194 pages) : digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

The fundamental question explored in the book concerns the meaning of co-operation. Was it a social movement or an economic enterprise? Did it aspire to challenge capitalism or to reform it? Did it contain at its heart a political vision for the transformation of society or was it simply a practical guide for organising a business?

Contents:

The book examines the history of co-operation in the broad context of the history of consumerism and consumption; of internationalism and the development of international organisations; and debates about international trade during the inter-war period. The fundamental question explored in the book concerns the meaning of co-operation. Was it a social movement or an economic enterprise? Did it aspire to challenge capitalism or to reform it? Did it contain at its heart a political vision for the transformation of society or was it simply a practical guide for organising a business? Hilson argues that it was both, but that an examination of the debates over the different meanings of co-operation can also illuminate broader questions about the emergence of consumer interests in the first half of the twentieth century, especially in a transnational context.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-189) and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781526135919

1526135914

9781526127334

1526127334

OCLC:

1030675116