The Experience of Labour in Eighteenth-Century Industry

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Originally published in 1981, this book, unlike conventional textbooks concerning the Industrial Revolution, stresses the continuity of the labour experience in the 18th Century.

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1.Introduction: The Extent and Nature of Manufacturing and Mining in Eighteenth Century England 2. Uncertainty, Irregularity, Hours and Wages 3. Work and Health 4. Apprenticeship 5. Exploitation and Embezzlement 6. Trade Unionism and Industrial Disputes: The Nature and Extent of Trade Unionism 7. The Methods and Effectiveness of Industrial Action 8. Custom, Culture and Consciousness.