Dictionary Of Labour Biography: Volume Vi
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: One tear in the back of the jacket - located in the middle of the fold near the spine. Jacket otherwise structural.
A landmark work in British labor history, Dictionary of Labour Biography: Volume VI continues the authoritative series that chronicles the lives and contributions of individuals who shaped the British labor and trade union movement. This meticulously researched reference volume presents detailed biographical entries on figures ranging from trade union organizers and cooperative movement pioneers to socialist intellectuals and working-class political activists, drawing on primary sources and archival research to illuminate careers that might otherwise be lost to history. Each entry situates its subject within the broader social, economic, and political currents of their era, offering scholars and enthusiasts alike a richly contextualized portrait of collective struggle and working-class agency. The tone is rigorously academic yet accessible, making it an indispensable resource for historians, researchers, and anyone with a serious interest in the development of labor politics and social reform in Britain.
Author: Joyce M. Bellamy And John Saville
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, Macmillan
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: One tear in the back of the jacket - located in the middle of the fold near the spine. Jacket otherwise structural.
A landmark work in British labor history, Dictionary of Labour Biography: Volume VI continues the authoritative series that chronicles the lives and contributions of individuals who shaped the British labor and trade union movement. This meticulously researched reference volume presents detailed biographical entries on figures ranging from trade union organizers and cooperative movement pioneers to socialist intellectuals and working-class political activists, drawing on primary sources and archival research to illuminate careers that might otherwise be lost to history. Each entry situates its subject within the broader social, economic, and political currents of their era, offering scholars and enthusiasts alike a richly contextualized portrait of collective struggle and working-class agency. The tone is rigorously academic yet accessible, making it an indispensable resource for historians, researchers, and anyone with a serious interest in the development of labor politics and social reform in Britain.