Social-imperialism in Britain : the Lancashire working class and two World Wars
Neil Redfern
Bok · Engelsk · 2020
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| Omfang | xi, 267 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | Sammendrag: "In Social-Imperialism in Britain Neil Redfern examines the relationship between British labour and British capital in the two world wars of the Twentieth Century. He argues that the Second World War, the so-called 'People's War', no less than the First World War, was an imperialist war. He further argues that in both wars labour and capital entered into a social-imperialist contract in which labour would be rewarded for its support for war with such social and political reforms as votes for women and a health service, culminating in the 'welfare state' constructed after the Second World War. Concentrating on Lancashire, he examines the complex interaction between military successes and reverses, elite war aims, labour unrest and popular demands for reform"--
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| Emner | Labor movement - History - Great Britain
Working class - History - England - Lancashire World War, 1914-1918 - Economic aspects - Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 - Economic aspects - Great Britain. Vis mer... arbeidere abeiderbevegelse første verdenskrig annen verdenskrig økonomiske aspekter historisk fremstilling
England Lancashire |
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| ISBN | 9781642590494
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