British labour struggles
Subtitle: contemporary pamphlets
By: 1727-1850
Publisher: Arno Press
Published: 1972
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Table of contents: title: [1] Labour problems before the industrial revolution.; title: [2] Labour disputes in the early days of the revolution.; title: [3] The spread of machinery.; title: [4] The Luddites.; title: [5] The Spitalfields acts.; title: [6] Friendly societies.; title: [7] Trade unions under the Combination Acts.; title: [8] Repeal of the Combination Acts.; title: [9] Trade unions in the early 1830's.; title: [10] Character, object and effects of trades' unions.; title: [11] Rebirth of the trade union movement.; title: [12] Labour disputes in the mines.; title: [13] The framework knitters and handloom weavers; their attempts to keep up wages.; title: [14] Robert Owen at New Lanark.; title: [15] Motherwell and Orbiston.; title: [16] Owenism and the working class.; title: [17] Cooperation and the working class.; title: [18] The rational system.; title: [19] Co-operative communities: plans and descriptions.; title: [20] The Factory Act of 1819.; title: [21] The ten hours movement in 1831 and 1832.; title: [22] The Factory Act of 1833.; title: [23] Richard Oastler: king of factory children.; title: [24] The battle for the ten hours day continues.; title: [25] The Factory Education Bill of 1843.; title: [26] Prelude to victory of the ten hours movement.; title: [27] Sunday work.; title: [28] Demands for early closing hours.; title: [29] Conditions of work and living.; title: [30] Improving the lot of the chimney sweeps.; title: [31] The rising of the agricultural labourers.; title: [32] The aftermath of the Last labourers' revolt.