The British labour movement and imperialism / edited by Billy Frank, Craig Horner and David Stewart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frank, Billy, Jr., 1931-2014.

Horner, Craig.

Stewart, David, Dr.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor movement--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Labor movement.

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

Labor unions--Political activity--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Labor unions.

Labor unions--Political activity--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Great Britain--Colonies--Administration--History--19th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Colonies--Administration--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This edited collection explores the British labour movement's relationship with imperialism in the period 1800-1982 through nine inter-connected articles. Labour historians have tended to neglect the labour movement's interaction with imperialism, preferr

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; EXPLOITED WORKERS OR AGENTS OF IMPERIALISM? BRITISH COMMON SOLDIERS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY; EMPIRE BEFORE LABOUR; LABOUR AND EMPIRE; WEAVING TALES OF EMPIRE; LABOUR, RACE AND EMPIRE; LABOUR'S "NEW IMPERIALIST ATTITUDE"; LABOUR AND THE CENTRAL AFRICAN FEDERATION; LABOUR, EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND THE POST-IMPERIAL MIND, 1960-75; "A COMPLEX QUESTION ABOUT THE REMNANTS OF EMPIRE"; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-77654-1

9786612776540

1-4438-2254-X

OCLC:

828869776