The tide of democracy: shipyard workers and social relations in Britain, 1870-1950

Abstract

List of figures Acknowledgments List of abbreviations Introduction 1. Markets and firms 2. Management and labour 3. Skills and trade unions 4. The impact of machinery: hullbuilders 5. The impact of machinery: outfitters 6. Conclusions to Part I 7. Leadership in the boilermakers' society 8. Robert Knight and industrial democracy 9. John Hill and the the Clyde unrest 10. Conclusions to Part II 11. Liberalism and socialism 12. Robert Knight and the origins of the Labour Party 13. Socialism and liberalism 14. John Hill and an independent Labour Party 15. Conclusions to Part III Bibliography Index