Nicole Robertson

The Co-operative Movement and Communities in Britain, 1914-1960 (eBook, ePUB)

Minding Their Own Business

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The co-operative movement has played a notable role in the retail, wholesale, productive, political, educational and cultural life of Britain. This book provides the first major national study of the growth of co-operation and its impact on British society during this crucial period of war and peace.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317037231
• Artikelnr.: 44871241

Autorenporträt

Nicole Robertson is Lecturer in History at Northumbria University and previously held the R. H. Tawney Fellowship awarded by the Economic History Society/Institute of Historical Research. She was at the University of Nottingham during this Fellowship.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
The Co-operative Movement in Britain
Co-operative Retail Societies and the community
The ideology behind the shop front
The social-cultural milieu of the Co-operative Movement. 'We seek to provide food for the mind': the educational work of Co-operative Societies
Protecting the consumer
The Co-operative Movement and political action
Workers and consumers in partnership? The Co-operative Movement as an employer of labour
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.