What differences and similarities were there in the Labour movements around Europe when they grew strong around the start of 1900? In Political Change and the Rise of Labour in Comparative Perspective, historian Mary Hilson presents a comparative analysis of social change, democratization, and the development of modern party politics in Britain and Sweden during the period 1890-1920. With particular reference to the emergence of social democracy as a political current, she emphasizes the similarities of political changes in these two countries at the time, and also in the wider European...
What differences and similarities were there in the Labour movements around Europe when they grew strong around the start of 1900? In Political Change...
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden today all enjoy a reputation for strong labour movements, which in turn are widely seen as part of a distinctive regional approach to politics, collective bargaining and welfare. But as this volume demonstrates, narratives of the so-called "Nordic model" can obscure the fact that experiences of work and the fortunes of organized labour have varied widely throughout the region and across different historical periods. Together, the essays collected here represent an ambitious intervention in labour historiography and European history, exploring...
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden today all enjoy a reputation for strong labour movements, which in turn are widely seen as part of a...
The fundamental question explored in the book concerns the meaning of co-operation. Was it a social movement or an economic enterprise? Did it aspire to challenge capitalism or to reform it? Did it contain at its heart a political vision for the transformation of society or was it simply a practical guide for organising a business? -- .
The fundamental question explored in the book concerns the meaning of co-operation. Was it a social movement or an economic enterprise? Did it aspire...
