The impact of the co-operative movement on communities in Britain, 1914-60
By: Nicole Robertson.
Series: Studies in labour history
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Farnham; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780754660576
Subjects: Cooperative societies -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Consumers -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Community life -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Community development -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The co-operative movement in Britain; title: Co-operative retail societies and the community; title: The ideology behind the shop front; title: The social-cultural milieu of the co-operative movement; title: "We seek to provide food for the mind": the educational work of co-operative societies; title: Protecting the consumer; title: The co-operative movement and political action; title: Workers and consumers in partnership?: the co-operative movement as an employer of labour; title: Conclusion.