{"product_id":"growth-of-working-class-reformism-in-mid-victorian-england","title":"Growth of Working Class Reformism in Mid-Victorian England","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe post-Chartist period saw an easing of class tensions and the growth of a reformist working class. Using evidence based upon the cotton districts of north-west England, the author shows that enhanced socio-political stability owed much to economic restabilisation in his book \u003ci\u003eThe Growth of Working Class Reformism in Mid-Victorian England \u003c\/i\u003e(originally published in 1985).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines new and neglected areas of investigation, including the interplay between class and ethnicity and the institutional and sociological roots of reformism, and brings fresh evidence to bear upon more familiar areas of debate, such as trends in living standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA materialist explanation of reformism and stability is propounded. Central importance is attached to the notion of an increasingly fragmented working class operating in a secure economic system which offered enhanced scope for class manoeuvre and labour’s advancement. The working class did not become incorporated, collaborationist, or deferential. The frequency of class struggle and continued working class independence could not, however, conceal the fact that the broad features of the system had been accepted. Piecemeal advancement became the order of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54410392469848,"sku":"9781041017608","price":127.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781041017608.jpg?v=1768358739","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/growth-of-working-class-reformism-in-mid-victorian-england","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}