John Rule. The Experience of Labour in Eighteenth Century English Industry.

CONTENTS

Preface

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

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