Labour in British Society

Richard Price has written six books and many articles and essays on modern British social history and the history of the British Empire. His scholarly interest has been to explore how deep social processes shape wider societal historical forces. His writings on British labour history explored how social relations in the industrial workplace shaped the presence of organized Labour in society. Similarly, his work on the settler colonies of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand explored how their histories were shaped by the encounter between imperial forces and Indigenous peoples. He is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Introduction 1. Economic Change and Proletarianisation 1780–1850 2. Social Relations and the Industrial Revolution 1780–1850 3. The Challenge of Radicalism: The Origins of the Mid-Victorian Compromise 1820–1850 4. The Mid-Victorian Compromise in Production Relations 1850–1880 5. Work and Authority 1880–1914 6. Class, Work and Politics 1890–1926 7. Production and Prerogative 1926–1947 8. The Political Economy of Industrial Relations 1945–1980 9. Conclusion