{"product_id":"challenge-of-labour-hardback","title":"Challenge of Labour - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Challenge of Labour\u003c\/em\u003e (1980) explains the changing forms of labour’s relationship with British society during the period of 1850 to 1930 – as the economic and social relations of Britain, the pioneer of modern industrial development, were undergoing a profound transformation due to increasing pressure from foreign competitors. It looks at the importance of the forces of production in determining the character of the relationship, whilst regarding labour as a creative act, identifying man as a social animal. This important period gave rise to a unique symbiosis in terms of a mutually dependent but simultaneously antagonistic relationship, reflected in the growth of trade unionism, associations for working class ‘self-help’, and labourist political movements during the years 1850–70. The book goes on to explain why and how these forms of labour’s relationship with British society as a whole were subsequently to be transformed as they were affected by the changing direction of Britain’s economic development after the 1870s. This resulted in a recognisable ‘modern’ pattern of British social relations, marked by a growing acceptance of ‘corporatist’ solutions to problems of economic and social instability.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45584449962222,"sku":"9781032597904","price":155.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/challenge-of-labour-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}