Böcker av Malcolm Chase

Once the heartland of British labour history, trade unionism became marginalized in much late 20th-century scholarship. In a critical survey from the earliest times to the 19th century, this book argues for its reinstatement as a window on the broader historical landscape.

Integrating in detail the experiences of both Britain and Ireland, 1820 provides a compelling narrative and analysis of the United Kingdom in a year of European revolution. It charts the events and forces that tested the government almost to its limits, and the processes and mechanisms through which order was maintained. -- .