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The co-operative movement has played a notable role in the retail, wholesale, productive, political, educational and cultural life of Britain. As a movement it has consciously represented consumer interests and has carried out work in the arena of consumer protection. However its study has suffered relative neglect when compared to research into the Labour Party, trade unions and wider politics of retailing and consumption. This book reassesses the impact of the co-operative movement on various communities in Britain during the period 1914-1960, providing a comprehensive account of the grass roots influence of co-operatives during war and peace. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of this movement by examining various local societies in England, Scotland and Wales. Particular attention is paid to the midlands, as an example of an area into which the movement expanded in the interwar period, but later consideration is also given to comparative developments in Europe. The author explores the movement's relationship with other labour organizations, its cultural and social aspects including the role sport played in co-operative societies, the politicization of the movement and local response to the formation of the Co-operative Party, the education of co-operators, various facets of co-operative membership, and its developments alongside consumer activism. The book is the first major national study of the growth of co-operation during this crucial period of British social, economic and consumer history.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History

• Full title: Co-operative Movement and Communities in Britain, 1914-1960
• Author: Nicole Robertson
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 268
• EAN: 9780754660576
• ISBN: 0754660575
• ID: 04680553
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Weight: 630 g
• Dimensions: 243 × 162 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. May 2010

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