Life and Labour in the Nineteenth Century

First published in 1947, this book examines the climate surrounding life and labour in Britain in the nineteenth century.

C. R. Fay (Author)

9781107632806, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 April 2014

334 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.43 kg

First published in 1947 as the fourth edition of a 1920 original, and delivered during 1919 as lectures to students of economics at the University of Cambridge, this book examines the climate surrounding life and labour in Britain in the nineteenth century. Fay analyses the international and local political structures affecting the way the British lived and worked, as well as the role played by social reformers such as Robert Owen. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British economic history.

Part I: 1. The international background, 1815–30
2. The old colonial system
3. Repression and reform at home
4. The influence of Jeremy Bentham
5. The spirit of association
6. Robert Owen
7. The origins of British socialism
8. Cobbett and Cobbett's England
9. The old Poor Law and the new
Part II: 10. The political background from 1830 to the present day
11. Cobdenism
12. The anti-corn law league
13. Chartism
14. The industrial scene, 1842
15. Mining operations
16. The historical basis of capitalism (i)
17. The historical basis of capitalism (ii)
18. A nation of shopkeepers
19. The co-operative movement since 1844
20. The revival of socialism
21. The remedies of the nineteenth century
22. The growth of corporate life
Appendix. The localisation of industry in Northern England
Map
Index.

Subject Areas: Labour economics [KCF]