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THE HISTORY
OF TRADE UNIONISM
THE HISTORY OF TRADE
UNIONISM: BY SIDNEY
AND BEATRICE WEBB
(REVISED EDITION, EX-
TENDED TO 1920).
LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO.
39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON
FOURTH AVENUE & 80TH STREET, NEW YORK
BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AND MADRAS
1920
CONTENTS
Chap. | Page | |
Introduction to the Edition of 1920 | v | |
Preface to the Original Edition of 1894 | vii | |
I. | The Origins of Trade Unionism | 1 |
II. | The Struggle for Existence [1799–1825] | 64 |
III. | The Revolutionary Period [1829–1842] | 113 |
IV. | The New Spirit and the New Model [1843–1860] | 180 |
V. | The Junta and their Allies | 233 |
VI. | Sectional Developments [1863–1885] | 299 |
VII. | The Old Unionism and the New [1875–1890] | 358 |
VIII. | The Trade Union World [1890–1894] | 422 |
IX. | Thirty Years' Growth [1890–1920] | 472 |
X. | The Place of Trade Unionism in the State [1890–1920] | 594 |
XI. | Political Organisation [1900–1920] | 677 |
Appendix.—On the assumed connection between the Trade Unions and the Gilds in Dublin—The Rules of the Grand National Consolidated Trades Union—Sliding Scales—The Summons to the First Trade Union Congress—Distribution of Trade Unionists in the United Kingdom—The Progress in Membership of particular Trade Unions—Publications on Trade Unions and Combinations of Workmen—The Relationship of Trade Unionism to the Government of Industry | 721 | |
Index | 765 |
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