The British Labour Movement And Film 1918 1939

Author : Stephen G. Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429830488

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The British Labour Movement and Film, 1918-1939 by Stephen G. Jones Pdf

First published in 1987. Using a wealth of primary sources, Stephen Jones investigates the role played in cinema affairs by the Labour Movement, stressing the important contributions made by the Labour Party, Communist Party and trade unions in the production and presentation of film. He gives us a rare and important insight into the British film industry, examining the cinema in its wider economic, political and cultural context. He explores the ideological influence of film, the nature of film work, state intervention and Sunday entertainment, as reflected in the policies and attitudes of organized labour. Also discussed are the growth and impact of independent working class film organization.

Author : Clare V. J. Griffiths
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191536977

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Labour and the Countryside by Clare V. J. Griffiths Pdf

The common reputation of the British Labour Party has always been as 'a thing of the town', an essentially urban phenomenon which has failed to engage with the rural electorate or identify itself with rural issues. Yet during the inter-war years, Labour viewed the countryside as a crucial electoral battleground - even claiming that the party could never form a majority administration without winning a significant number of seats across rural Britain. Committing itself to a series of campaigns in rural areas during the 1920s and 30s, Labour developed a rural and often specifically agricultural programme on which to attract new support and members. Labour and the Countryside takes this forgotten chapter in the party's history as a starting point for a fascinating and wide-ranging re-examination of the relationship between the British Left and rural Britain. The first account of this aspect of Labour's history, this book draws on extensive research across a wide variety of original source material, from local party minutes and trade union archives to the records of Labour's first two periods in government. Historical, literary, and visual representations of the countryside are also examined, along with newspapers, magazines, and propaganda materials. In reconstructing the contexts within which Labour attempted to redefine itself as a voice for the countryside, the resulting study presents a fresh perspective on the political history of the inter-war years.

Author : John Horne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015019825234

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Labour at War by John Horne Pdf

This book is a comparative study of national labour movements in France and Britain during the First World War. Horne focuses on the majorities in both the French and the British labour movements which continued to support the war to its end. He examines the terms of their support and the broader working-class experience which this reflected, showing how a critical program of socialist reforms was gradually developed as the price of labour collaboration.

Author : Adolf Fox Sturmthal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Europe
ISBN : UCAL:B4415041

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The Tragedy of European Labour, 1918-1939 by Adolf Fox Sturmthal Pdf

Author : Arthur Leslie Morton,George Tate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:491305939

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The British Labour Movement, 1770-1920 by Arthur Leslie Morton,George Tate Pdf

Author : Arthur L. Morton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0853152861

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The British Labour Movement 1770-1920 by Arthur L. Morton Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Working class
ISBN : OCLC:23851476

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The British Labour Movement and the War by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alan Burton
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0719064163

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The British Consumer Co-operative Movement and Film, 1890s-1960s by Alan Burton Pdf

This volume provides a new study on the Co-operative Movement's engagement with film for educational, cultural and publicity purposes. It provides insights into the political and commercial use of cinema in the 20th century and significantly extends our understanding of the achievements of workers' cinema in Britain.

Author : Matthew Worley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857714169

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Labour Inside the Gate by Matthew Worley Pdf

In 1906, a confident Labour Party felt that it was already rattling the governing classes. Its campaigning cartoon, which gives this book its title, showed the party wielding an axe towards the gates of Parliament, cutting through the special interests protecting the old system to aid the working classes. What followed was the remarkable transformation of a parliamentary pressure group into a credible governing force. The inter-war years were a crucial stage in the development of the Labour Party as it grew from pressure group status, to national opposition, to party of government. At the end of the Great War (1914-1918) Labour had a developing national organisation and a fledgling constitution. By 1922, it rivalled the war-ravaged Liberals as the party of opposition; a fact that was affirmed with the formation of the first minority Labour government in January 1924. The second Labour administration of 1929 collapsed amidst the whirlwind of the 'great depression' but the organisational basis of the party remained solid allowing Labour to reinvent itself over the 1930s. By the Second World War, the foundations had been laid for the landslide victory that brought in the Attlee government of 1945. Matthew Worley has written the first study dedicated solely to this crucial period in Labour's development. In an accessible style, he provides a comprehensive account of all aspects of the movement. Using a wide range of sources, he explores this often-marginalised period in Labour's history both looking at the parliamentary party and the growing network of constituency parties. Worley's approach unites high politics and issues that cross local and national boundaries. He combines policy, social history and economics with broader themes such as gender and culture. Labour inside the Gate will appeal to students and scholars as well as all those interested in Labour's history. Its new insights into the 1945 landslide victory illuminate this important period in the growth of the Labour Party as it continues to redefine and realign itself as the new “party of government”

Author : Various
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 13366 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429784989

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Routledge Library Editions: The Labour Movement by Various Pdf

This set of 44 volumes, originally published between 1924 and 1995, amalgamates a wide breadth of research on the Labour Movement, including labour union history, the early stages and development of the Labour Party, and studies on the working classes. This collection of books from some of the leading scholars in the field provides a comprehensive overview of the subject how it has evolved over time, and will be of particular interest to students of political history.

Author : Nicole Robertson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317037231

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The Co-operative Movement and Communities in Britain, 1914-1960 by Nicole Robertson Pdf

The co-operative movement has played a notable role in the retail, wholesale, productive, political, educational and cultural life of Britain. As a movement it has consciously represented consumer interests and has carried out work in the arena of consumer protection. However, its study has suffered relative neglect when compared to research into the Labour Party, trade unions and the wider politics of retail and consumption. This book reassesses the impact of the co-operative movement on various communities in Britain during the period 1914-1960, providing a comprehensive account of the grass roots influence of co-operatives during both war and peace. This is a national study with a local dimension. It considers how national directives and perspectives were locally applied, if indeed they were applicable within the context of individual societies. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of the co-operative movement by examining various societies in England, Scotland and Wales. Particular attention is paid to the midlands, due to the movement's expansion here during the interwar period, with consideration also given to comparative developments in Europe. The author explores: the movement's relationship with other labour organizations; its cultural and social aspects (including the role sport played in co-operative societies); the politicization of the movement and local response to the formation of the Co-operative Party; the education of co-operators; what co-operative membership entailed and how co-operative ideology was expressed; the economic impact membership could have on families (including the provision of financial assistance and credit); and the co-operative movement's development alongside consumer activism. The book is a major national study of the growth of Co-operation during this crucial period of British social, economic and consumer history. Given the few modern scholarly works on Co-operation, it is a timely and much needed reassessment.

Author : David Broughton,David Denver,David Farrell,Colin Rallings
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135247171

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British Elections and Parties Yearbook by David Broughton,David Denver,David Farrell,Colin Rallings Pdf

This volume looks at the political events and discusses the major issues of 1994, most notably the European parliament elections.

Author : Stephen G. Jones
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Arbejderbevægelser
ISBN : 0719036801

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Sport, Politics and the Working Class by Stephen G. Jones Pdf

Author : Trevor Griffiths
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780748668052

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Cinema and Cinema-Going in Scotland, 1896-1950 by Trevor Griffiths Pdf

This book deals with the growth of cinema-going in Scotland in an extended scholarly manner, integrating the study of cinema into wider debates in social and economic history.

Author : I.Q. Hunter,Laraine Porter,Justin Smith
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315392172

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The Routledge Companion to British Cinema History by I.Q. Hunter,Laraine Porter,Justin Smith Pdf

Over 39 chapters The Routledge Companion to British Cinema History offers a comprehensive and revisionist overview of British cinema as, on the one hand, a commercial entertainment industry and, on the other, a series of institutions centred on economics, funding and relations to government. Whereas most histories of British cinema focus on directors, stars, genres and themes, this Companion explores the forces enabling and constraining the films’ production, distribution, exhibition, and reception contexts from the late nineteenth century to the present day. The contributors provide a wealth of empirical and archive-based scholarship that draws on insider perspectives of key film institutions and illuminates aspects of British film culture that have been neglected or marginalized, such as the watch committee system, the Eady Levy, the rise of the multiplex and film festivals. It also places emphasis on areas where scholarship has either been especially productive and influential, such as in early and silent cinema, or promoted new approaches, such as audience and memory studies.