British Working Class Movements: Select Documents 1789–1875

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
The Industrial Revolution....Pages 1-26
Political Movements to 1789....Pages 27-36
Great Britain and the French Revolution....Pages 37-81
Trade Unionism to 1815....Pages 82-110
The Luddites....Pages 111-115
The Post-War Crisis....Pages 116-176
The Repeal of the Combination Laws....Pages 177-188
Labour Economics and Co-Operation in the 1820s....Pages 189-213
The Reform Movement, 1827–1832....Pages 214-240
Trade Unionism and Unrest, 1820–1834....Pages 241-294
The Freedom of the Press....Pages 295-310
The Factory Movement, 1815–1850....Pages 311-330
The New Poor Law....Pages 331-344
Chartism to 1839....Pages 345-369
Chartism: Later Phases....Pages 370-421
The Co-Operative Movement, 1835–1875....Pages 422-462
Trade Unionism, 1840–1868....Pages 463-517
Working Class Politics, 1858–1867....Pages 518-547
The Labour Laws, 1867–1876....Pages 548-582
Political Movements, 1866–1875....Pages 583-596
Industrial Movements, 1870–1876....Pages 597-616
Back Matter....Pages 617-629