The Tide of Democracy Shipyard Workers and

This comprehensive study examines British shipbuilding and industrial relations from 1870 to 1950, addressing economic, social and political history to provide an holistic approach to industry, trade-unionism and the early history of the Labour Party. Examining the impact of new machinery, of independent rank-and-file movements and of craft and trade unions,The Tide of Democracyprovides an authoritative account of industrial action in shipyards in the period and their effect on the birth and development of the Labour Party. This volume is clearly presented, elegantly written and suffused with a distinctly human touch which brings the technical material to life. Unique in the combined attention it gives to Scottish and English history, and drawing upon an impressive range of primary sources, this volume will be indispensable for specialist researchers, undergraduates and graduate students.

Alastair J. Reid is a Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge.

List of figures	p. vi
Acknowledgements	p. vii
List of abbreviations	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The organisation of craft production	p. 17
Markets and firms	p. 19
Management and labour	p. 33
Skills and trade unions	p. 47
The impact of machinery: hullbuilders	p. 62
The impact of machinery: outfitters	p. 82
Conclusions to Part I	p. 109
Leadership and democracy in a craft society	p. 119
Leadership in the boilermakers' society	p. 121
Robert Knight and industrial democracy	p. 149
John Hill and the Clyde unrest	p. 179
Conclusions to Part II	p. 216
The theory and practice of craft politics	p. 227
Liberalism and socialism	p. 229
Robert Knight and the origins of the Labour Party	p. 257
Socialism and liberalism	p. 274
John Hill and an independent Labour Party	p. 306
Conclusions to Part III	p. 331
Bibliography	p. 340
Index	p. 356
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The Tide of Democracy Shipyard Workers and Social Relations in Britain, 1870-1950

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