C. R. Dobson. Masters and Journeymen.

CONTENTS

Introduction

1 – Disputes and Disturbances

2 – Conflict and Community

3 – The House of Call

4 – The Rights of Craftsmen

5 – A Pre-industrial Trade Union

6 – The Magistrate as Mediator

7 – The State as Employer

8 – The Public Interest

9 – The Combination Acts

10 – Epilogue: A Conservative Interpretation of Labour History

Appendix: A List of Labour Disputes, 1717-1800

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