| Working-Class Self-Help in Nineteenth-Century England: Responses to industrialization Subjects: Class and Work; Agencies and Institutions; Health and Welfare; Humanities; Social Groups; Economic Developments; Mutual Support; Education; Welfare; Voluntary Societies; History; Working Classes; Industrialisation; Co-operative Movement; Friendly Societies; Friendly Societies; Trade Unions; British History; Modern History 1750-1945; Social & Cultural History; Labor History; First published in 1995, this book provides a readable survey of the three major forms of working-class self-help in nineteenth century England: the trade unions, the friendly societies and the co-operative movement. It is accessible to an introductory student readership as well as providing a critical appraisal of all types and forms of self-help available to the industrial working-class. Unlike former studies, the author examines trade unionism alongside friendly societies and the co-operative movement and shows how each developed in response to the challenge of industrialization and the demands of urban industrial life. The strengths and limitations of self-help approaches are assessed and wider issues of working-class culture and identity are examined. This book will be of interest to those studying the history of social welfare, class and industrial Britain. |