Comrades or Cousins: Globalization, Workers and Labour Movements in Britain, the USA and Australia from the 1880s to 1914
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Book Description
This cross-national comparative labor history examines the movement's attitudes toward class, race, and politics in Britain, Australia, and the United States during the era of New Imperialism, 1880-1914. Teasing out similarities and considering peculiarities among nations, this research explores contemporary implications and addresses the role of labor in today's globalized world. Primary sources complement the comparative geographical focus.
About the Author
Neville Kirk is a professor of social and labor history at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is the author of The Growth of Working Class Reformism in Mid Victorian England, Labour and Society in Britain and the USA 1780-1939, and Change Continuity and Class: Labour in British Society 1850-1920.
Comrades or Cousins: Globalization, Workers and Labour Movements in Britain, the USA and Australia from the 1880s to 1914,Neville Kirk,Merlin Press,0850365155,Australia,Business / Economics / Finance,Europe - Great Britain - General,General,Great Britain,History,History: World,Labor,Labor movement,United States,United States - General,Academic: History/Academic: Australian Studies
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