Crewe: Railway Town, Company and People 1840–1914
Author:   Diane K. Drummond
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781859280201


Pages:   282
Publication Date:   16 March 1995
Format:   Hardback
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Crewe: Railway Town, Company and People 1840–1914


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Crewe, an archetypal railway town, was built on a green-field site by a railway company in 1842-3, and became a major junction, an administrative centre and an important manufacturing centre. It provides an ideal arena in which to study the relationship between company and people and the effects of this claustrophobic association on emerging economic and social structure and politics in the era of large-scale development and modernization in Europe and America. This book is a contribution to the new urban history, describing and analyzing one of the best examples of a company town in 19th-century Europe. It should be of interest to urban historians.

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Author:   Diane K. Drummond
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Scolar Press
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   1.240kg
ISBN:  

9781859280201


ISBN 10:   185928020
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   16 March 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction; Crewe Railway Town: A railway town - growth and emerging social structure; Company and People - at the Works: The history of Crewe Railway Works and its workforce; Managerial strategies; Worker responses; Skill and the labour process in Crewe Works; Company and People - Paternalism and Politics in the Town: The culture and politics of nonconformity; The politics of a railway town; Paternalism and politics; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

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'a detailed yet perceptive contribution to understanding industrial relations and working-class politics in Victorian Britain.' Labour/le Travail 'This study of 'influence politics' is thoroughly researched [and] written very clearly...worth every penny.' Labour History Review, Vol. 61, no. 1


'a detailed yet perceptive contribution to understanding industrial relations and working-class politics in Victorian Britain.' Labour/le Travail 'This study of 'influence politics' is thoroughly researched [and] written very clearly...worth every penny.' Labour History Review, Vol. 61, no. 1


'a detailed yet perceptive contribution to understanding industrial relations and working-class politics in Victorian Britain.' Labour/le Travail 'This study of ’influence politics’ is thoroughly researched [and] written very clearly...worth every penny.' Labour History Review, Vol. 61, no. 1


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Diane K. Drummond, University of Birmingham, UK

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