Working-class culture and working-class politics in London, 1870–1900: Notes on the remaking of a working class

1984 ◽  
pp. 179-238
1990 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudolf Dekker

SUMMARYFrom the 15th to the 18th century Holland, the most urbanized part of the northern Netherlands, had a tradition of labour action. In this article the informal workers' organizations which existed especially within the textile industry are described. In the 17th century the action forms adjusted themselves to the better coordinated activities of the authorities and employers. After about 1750 this protest tradition disappeared, along with the economic recession which especially struck the traditional industries. Because of this the continuity of the transition from the ancien régime to the modern era which may be discerned in the labour movements of countries like France and England, cannot be found in Holland.


1995 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 343
Author(s):  
Eric D. Kohler ◽  
Helmut Gruber
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