The Many Not The Few: An Illustrated History Of Britain Shaped By The People

A retired union rep teaches his granddaughter about the history of the British labour movement from the Peasants Revolt in the 14th century to the present day. With a mix of serious research and family jokes old union rep, Joe, and his granddaughter, Arushi, go into the complicated history, the ideological battles, the class conflict, a consideration of what unions are for, and what the future of unions may be. Starting way back with the 14th-century Peasants'' Revolt, taking in the Levellers and the Luddites, the expansion of the unions in the 19th century, the height of their power in the ''70s, and the great conflicts and decline of the ''80s.

• | Author: Sean Michael Wilson, Robert Brown
• | Publisher: New Internationalist Publications Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jun 06, 2019
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781780264448
• | ISBN-10: 1780264445