Masters and Journeymen: A Prehistory of Industrial Relations, 17171800
English
By (author): C.R. Dobson
Masters and Journeymen (1980) examines eighteenth-century trade unionism through nearly four hundred labour disputes in Britain between 1717 and 1800. It uses a series of primary materials rule books, minutes and written agreements to identify the elements of an industrial relations system half a century before the Industrial Revolution. There are detailed accounts of several strikes in London and the provinces and much new documentation. The book concludes with a reinterpretation of the role of the state in eighteenth-century labour relations and throws new light on the origins of the Combination Acts.
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Will deliver when available. Publication date 01 Oct 2024