Author: John Hillsdon Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural laborers
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
UK. Biographical account of the work of joseph f. Duncan as secretary of the scottish farm servants union (trade union for rural workers), and his activities in agricultural economics and the formation of agricultural policy, from about 1910 to 1945 - covers working conditions, living conditions, wages and unemployment, etc. In rural areas of scotland, and includes agricultural education, land ownership, tenant farmers, rural migration and emigration, etc. References. Biography duncan j.f.
Joe Duncan-the Scottish Farm Servants and British Agriculture
Author: John Hillsdon Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural laborers
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
UK. Biographical account of the work of joseph f. Duncan as secretary of the scottish farm servants union (trade union for rural workers), and his activities in agricultural economics and the formation of agricultural policy, from about 1910 to 1945 - covers working conditions, living conditions, wages and unemployment, etc. In rural areas of scotland, and includes agricultural education, land ownership, tenant farmers, rural migration and emigration, etc. References. Biography duncan j.f.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural laborers
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
UK. Biographical account of the work of joseph f. Duncan as secretary of the scottish farm servants union (trade union for rural workers), and his activities in agricultural economics and the formation of agricultural policy, from about 1910 to 1945 - covers working conditions, living conditions, wages and unemployment, etc. In rural areas of scotland, and includes agricultural education, land ownership, tenant farmers, rural migration and emigration, etc. References. Biography duncan j.f.
Transformation of Scotland
Author: Tom M. Devine
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748653341
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive history of the Scottish economy over the last three centuries to appear in a generation. Written by leading scholars in the field, it presents 'state of the art' research in an accessible style to all those interested in understanding the historical context of modern Scotland. Fresh interpretations are revealed on such key and controversial issues as the impact of the Union of 1707, the Clearances, the rise and fall of Scottish heavy industry and the recent transformation of the modern economy. The distinctive features of the Scottish economic system are stressed but these are also analysed within a British and international context. The focus of the volume is both broad and detailed with full treatment of agriculture, finance, industry and the service sector as well as the impact of momentous economic changes on the lives of the people and the massive new role in the twentieth century of the state in economic affairs. At a time of intense debate on the present and future condition of Scotland under a devolved parliament and executive, this book provides the essential background and the long-run perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing the nation.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748653341
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive history of the Scottish economy over the last three centuries to appear in a generation. Written by leading scholars in the field, it presents 'state of the art' research in an accessible style to all those interested in understanding the historical context of modern Scotland. Fresh interpretations are revealed on such key and controversial issues as the impact of the Union of 1707, the Clearances, the rise and fall of Scottish heavy industry and the recent transformation of the modern economy. The distinctive features of the Scottish economic system are stressed but these are also analysed within a British and international context. The focus of the volume is both broad and detailed with full treatment of agriculture, finance, industry and the service sector as well as the impact of momentous economic changes on the lives of the people and the massive new role in the twentieth century of the state in economic affairs. At a time of intense debate on the present and future condition of Scotland under a devolved parliament and executive, this book provides the essential background and the long-run perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing the nation.
Emigration from Scotland between the wars
Author: Marjory Harper
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526119668
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Emigration from Scotland has always been very high. However, emigration from Scotland between the wars surpassed all records; more people emigrated than were born, leading to an overall population decline. Why was it so many people left? Marjory Harper, whose knowledge is grounded in a deep understanding of the local records, maps out the many factors which worked together to cause this massive diaspora. After an opening section where the author sets the Scottish experience within the context of the rest of the British Isles, the book then divides the country geographically, starting with the Highlands, then coastal Scotland, and the urban Lowland highlighting in turn the factors that particularly influenced each of these areas. Harper then discusses the organised religious and political movements that encouraged emigration. By interweaving personal stories with statistical evidence Harper brings to life the reality behind the dramatic historical migration.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526119668
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Emigration from Scotland has always been very high. However, emigration from Scotland between the wars surpassed all records; more people emigrated than were born, leading to an overall population decline. Why was it so many people left? Marjory Harper, whose knowledge is grounded in a deep understanding of the local records, maps out the many factors which worked together to cause this massive diaspora. After an opening section where the author sets the Scottish experience within the context of the rest of the British Isles, the book then divides the country geographically, starting with the Highlands, then coastal Scotland, and the urban Lowland highlighting in turn the factors that particularly influenced each of these areas. Harper then discusses the organised religious and political movements that encouraged emigration. By interweaving personal stories with statistical evidence Harper brings to life the reality behind the dramatic historical migration.
Labour and the Countryside
Author: Clare V. J. Griffiths
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199287430
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
The common reputation of the British Labour Party has always been as 'a thing of the town', an essentially urban phenomenon which has failed to engage with the rural electorate or identify itself with rural issues. Yet during the inter-war years, Labour viewed the countryside as a crucial electoral battleground - even claiming that the party could never form a majority administration without winning a significant number of seats across rural Britain. Committing itself to a series ofcampaigns in rural areas during the 1920s and 30s, Labour developed a rural and often specifically agricultural programme on which to attract new support and members. Labour and the Countryside takes this forgotten chapter in the party's history as a starting point for a fascinating andwide-ranging re-examination of the relationship between the British Left and rural Britain.The first account of this aspect of Labour's history, this book draws on extensive research across a wide variety of original source material, from local party minutes and trade union archives to the records of Labour's first two periods in government. Historical, literary, and visual representations of the countryside are also examined, along with newspapers, magazines, and propaganda materials. In reconstructing the contexts within which Labour attempted to redefine itself as a voice for thecountryside, the resulting study presents a fresh perspective on the political history of the inter-war years.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199287430
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
The common reputation of the British Labour Party has always been as 'a thing of the town', an essentially urban phenomenon which has failed to engage with the rural electorate or identify itself with rural issues. Yet during the inter-war years, Labour viewed the countryside as a crucial electoral battleground - even claiming that the party could never form a majority administration without winning a significant number of seats across rural Britain. Committing itself to a series ofcampaigns in rural areas during the 1920s and 30s, Labour developed a rural and often specifically agricultural programme on which to attract new support and members. Labour and the Countryside takes this forgotten chapter in the party's history as a starting point for a fascinating andwide-ranging re-examination of the relationship between the British Left and rural Britain.The first account of this aspect of Labour's history, this book draws on extensive research across a wide variety of original source material, from local party minutes and trade union archives to the records of Labour's first two periods in government. Historical, literary, and visual representations of the countryside are also examined, along with newspapers, magazines, and propaganda materials. In reconstructing the contexts within which Labour attempted to redefine itself as a voice for thecountryside, the resulting study presents a fresh perspective on the political history of the inter-war years.
The Scottish Farm Servant
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trades unions (Agricultural laborers)
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trades unions (Agricultural laborers)
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
The Land Question in Britain, 1750-1950
Author: M. Cragoe
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230248470
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The 'Land Question' occupied a central place in political and cultural debates in Britain for nearly two centuries. From parliamentary enclosure in the mid-eighteenth century to the fierce Labour party debate concerning the nationalization of land after World War Two, the fate of the land held the power to galvanize the attention of the nation.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230248470
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The 'Land Question' occupied a central place in political and cultural debates in Britain for nearly two centuries. From parliamentary enclosure in the mid-eighteenth century to the fierce Labour party debate concerning the nationalization of land after World War Two, the fate of the land held the power to galvanize the attention of the nation.
British Agricultural Policy, 1912-36
Author: Andrew Fenton Cooper
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719028861
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719028861
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Agricultural Economists in Britain, 1900-1940
Author: Edith Holt Whetham
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural economists
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural economists
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Essays in Scottish Labour History
Author: William Hutton Marwick
Publisher: Edinburgh : Donald
ISBN:
Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
UK. Collection of essays dedicated to william hutton marwick on the social and history of the labour movement in scotland - includes information on topics related to trade unions in the nineteeth century strike policy in the mining industry, the labour market for unskilled workers in glasgow, working class housing, political ideology of the new left and the effect of Irish immigration into scotland, the 1929 general strike, etc. Bibliography of the works of w.h. Marwick, references and statistical tables. Festschrift marwick, w.h., labour historian.
Publisher: Edinburgh : Donald
ISBN:
Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
UK. Collection of essays dedicated to william hutton marwick on the social and history of the labour movement in scotland - includes information on topics related to trade unions in the nineteeth century strike policy in the mining industry, the labour market for unskilled workers in glasgow, working class housing, political ideology of the new left and the effect of Irish immigration into scotland, the 1929 general strike, etc. Bibliography of the works of w.h. Marwick, references and statistical tables. Festschrift marwick, w.h., labour historian.
The Agricultural Gazette and Modern Farming
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description