{"product_id":"the-tide-of-democracy-9780719081033","title":"The tide of democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis study of British shipbuilding in its heyday brings together original discussions of the organization of production, the relationship between leaders and members of the industry's key trade union, and the involvement of that union in wider labour politics. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn original and successful blending of labour and political history. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eList of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1.  Markets and firms\u003cbr\u003e2.  Management and labour\u003cbr\u003e3.  Skills and trade unions\u003cbr\u003e4.  The impact of machinery: hullbuilders\u003cbr\u003e5.  The impact of machinery: outfitters\u003cbr\u003e6.  Conclusions to Part I\u003cbr\u003e7.  Leadership in the boilermakers' society\u003cbr\u003e8.  Robert Knight and industrial democracy\u003cbr\u003e9.  John Hill and the the Clyde unrest\u003cbr\u003e10.  Conclusions to Part II\u003cbr\u003e11.  Liberalism and socialism\u003cbr\u003e12.  Robert Knight and the origins of the Labour Party\u003cbr\u003e13.  Socialism and liberalism\u003cbr\u003e14.  John Hill and an independent Labour Party\u003cbr\u003e15.  Conclusions to Part III\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037325984087,"sku":"9780719081033","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719081033.jpg?v=1750935306","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-tide-of-democracy-9780719081033","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}