ABSTRACT

First published in 1999, this volume describes the political climate and state of trade unions after the second world war in Britain. Detailing the transition of individuals who had survived in the war or had taken part in the war effort to going back a civilian life in 1945. Following the rise of the Labour party in Britain until 1964.

part One|70 pages

Overviews, 1945–79

chapter Chapter One|20 pages

Sociology, Class and Male Manual Work Cultures

chapter Chapter Two|27 pages

Women in the Labour Market and in the Unions

chapter Chapter Three|21 pages

Complex Encounters: Trade Unions, Immigration and Racism

part Two|40 pages

Survey

part Three|222 pages

Case Studies, 1964–79

chapter Chapter Five|18 pages

The Labour Party and the Trade Unions

chapter Chapter Six|36 pages

The Conservative Party and the Trade Unions

chapter Chapter Eight|43 pages

Notes on the Communist Party and Industrial Politics

chapter |12 pages

Afterword: What Went Wrong?