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  • Nomad's Fire: Life at the Intersection of Loss and Significance

    by Sidney Webb ...
    If you lost everything, would your life still matter? Imagine that you lost everything you owned, in a flash. Imagine that the smoke of your house rose in front of you, yet the police blocked you from evacuating anything. And, that the news showed the burning of your home for years to come.Dr. Sid Webb faced these challenges when he watched his home go up in smoke at Ground Zero of the Black ... Read more

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  • The History of Trade Unionism: Revised Edition, Extended to 1920

    by Sidney Webb ...
    The thirty years that have elapsed since 1890, down to which date we brought the first edition of this book, have been momentous in the history of British Trade Unionism. The Trade Union Movement, which then included scarcely 20 per cent of the adult male manual-working wage-earners, now includes over 60 per cent. Its legal and constitutional status, which was then indefinite and precarious, has ... Read more

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  • Industrial Democracy

    Industrial Democracy is a book written by Sidney Webb. It dives into socialist reform and the organization of trade unions and joint bargaining. The book pioneered the term industrial democracy to the social sciences. ... Read more

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  • English Poor Law Policy

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Evolution of English Poor Law Policy and Social Welfare in the 19th and 20th Centuries

    In 'English Poor Law Policy,' the anthology carefully curates a selection of influential writings that delve into the complexities of welfare laws in England, tracing their evolution and ripe for scholarly exploration. This collection spans a variety of literary forms, from analytical essays to compelling critiques, reflecting on how social and economic policies have shaped the lives of the ... Read more

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  • Fabian Essays in Socialism

    "Fabian Essays in Socialism" is a significant collection that explores the principles and ideas of socialism through the lens of prominent thinkers associated with the Fabian Society. Contributors such as Annie Besant, Hubert Bland, and William Clarke delve into various aspects of social reform, advocating for a gradual and democratic approach to achieving socialist goals. The essays reflect a ... Read more

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  • English Poor Law Policy

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1910, this volume is a dispassionate analysis of the changes in and the various aspects of official policy towards pauperism from the ‘Revolution of 1834’ to the Majority and Minority Reports of 1909. In their preface to this volume the Webbs wrote:"What obscured the history was the manner in which masses of heterogeneous facts were heaped together. To read, one after another, ... Read more

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  • Statutory Authorities for Special Purposes

    With a Summary of the Development of Local Government Structure

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Originally published in 1963, this volume is devoted to an analysis of the organisation of the Commissioners of Sewers, the Incorporated Guardians of the Poor, the Turnpike Trusts and the Improvement Commissioners, and depicts the important development of these bodies during the eighteenth century. By examining the constitutional features of these statutory authorities Mr. & Mrs. Webb support ... Read more

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  • The History of Trade Unionism (Revised edition, extended to 1920)

    The author of this British book states that "The reader must not expect to find, in this historical volume, either an analysis of Trade Union organisation, policy, and methods, or any judgment upon the validity of its assumptions, its economic achievements, or its limitations." The book instead explains how, since the original publication of the book in 1890, the trade union movement has grown to ... Read more

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  • Industrial Democracy

    Enriched edition. Narratives of Labor Struggle and Economic Equality

    Industrial Democracy is a seminal collection exploring the dynamic intersections of labor, governance, and societal structures through an astute array of essays and treatises. With a focus on both theoretical underpinnings and empirical observations, this anthology encompasses a wide range of literary styles, from persuasive political essays to illustrative case studies. Tackling themes of workers ... Read more

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  • English Prisons Under Local Government

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Originally published in 1968, English Prisons Under Local Government gives a detailed account of the evolution of the English Prison System from the common gaol and the house of correction of the sixteenth century down to the statutory changes of the twentieth century, and survey the successive efforts at reform of John Howard and Elizabeth Fry, Jeremy Bentham and James Neild, Sir T. Fowell Buxton ... Read more

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  • English Prisons Under Local Government

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1922, in this volume Sydney and Beatrice Webb give a detailed account of the evolution of the English Prison System from the common gaol and the house of correction of the sixteenth century down to the statutory changes of the twentieth century, and survey the successive efforts at reform of John Howard and Elizabeth Fry, Jeremy Bentham and James Neild, Sir T. Fowell Buxton and ... Read more

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  • English Poor Law Policy

    This edition features a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and IndexCONTENTSPrefaceChapter IThe Revolution of 1834Chapter IIThe Poor Law CommissionersChapter IIIThe Poor Law BoardChapter IVThe Local Government BoardChapter VThe Principles of 1907Chapter VIThe Majority Report of the Royal Commission of 1905-1909Chapter VIIThe Minority Report of the Royal Commission of 1905-1909... ... Read more

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