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Attempts at General Union: A Study in British Trade Union History 1818-1834
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Reprint edition from Routledge (December 8, 2010)
9780415598439 | details & prices | 218 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $155.00
About: This volume traces the attempts made after the Napoleonic Wars to link up all the numerous local and sectional Trade Societies into a single comprehensive ‘General Trades Union’ – attempts which culminated in the short-lived Grand National Consolidated Trades Union formed under Robert Owen’s influence in 1833.