{"product_id":"life-and-labour-in-the-nineteenth-century-paperback-9781107632806","title":"Life and Labour in the Nineteenth Century (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107632806","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLife and Labour in the Nineteenth Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1947, this book examines the climate surrounding life and labour in Britain in the nineteenth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eC. R. Fay (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107632806, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 April 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e334 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I: 1. The international background, 1815–30\u003cbr\u003e 2. The old colonial system\u003cbr\u003e 3. Repression and reform at home\u003cbr\u003e 4. The influence of Jeremy Bentham\u003cbr\u003e 5. The spirit of association\u003cbr\u003e 6. Robert Owen\u003cbr\u003e 7. The origins of British socialism\u003cbr\u003e 8. Cobbett and Cobbett's England\u003cbr\u003e 9. The old Poor Law and the new\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 10. The political background from 1830 to the present day\u003cbr\u003e 11. Cobdenism\u003cbr\u003e 12. The anti-corn law league\u003cbr\u003e 13. Chartism\u003cbr\u003e 14. The industrial scene, 1842\u003cbr\u003e 15. Mining operations\u003cbr\u003e 16. The historical basis of capitalism (i)\u003cbr\u003e 17. The historical basis of capitalism (ii)\u003cbr\u003e 18. A nation of shopkeepers\u003cbr\u003e 19. The co-operative movement since 1844\u003cbr\u003e 20. The revival of socialism\u003cbr\u003e 21. The remedies of the nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 22. The growth of corporate life\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. The localisation of industry in Northern England\u003cbr\u003e Map\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Labour economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Labour economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Labour%20economics%20%5BKCF%5D%22\"\u003eKCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265811829016,"sku":"9781107632806","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107632806i.jpg?v=1696770463","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/life-and-labour-in-the-nineteenth-century-paperback-9781107632806","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}