A History of British Trade Unionism

The current debate about industrial relations cannot be understood without a knowledge of trade-union history. Dr Pelling's book, which has for several years been a standard work on the subject, has again been revised and updated to take account of recent research and to explain the course of e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pelling, Henry
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 1992, 1992
Edition:Fifth Edition
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The current debate about industrial relations cannot be understood without a knowledge of trade-union history. Dr Pelling's book, which has for several years been a standard work on the subject, has again been revised and updated to take account of recent research and to explain the course of events up to the Thatcher years, the miner's strike and the Employment Acts. The growth of white-collar unionism and the extension of women's rights are dealt with in the concluding chapters
Physical Description:XIII, 351 p online resource
ISBN:9781349129683