The Challenge of Labour

Name: The Challenge of Labour
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Shaping British Society, 1850â"1930

By: Keith Burgess

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Paperback | 24 June 2025 | Edition Number 1

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The Challenge of Labour (1980) explains the changing forms of labourâs relationship with British society during the period of 1850 to 1930 â" 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 âself-helpâ, and labourist political movements during the years 1850â"70. The book goes on to explain why and how these forms of labourâs relationship with British society as a whole were subsequently to be transformed as they were affected by the changing direction of Britainâs economic development after the 1870s. This resulted in a recognisable âmodernâ pattern of British social relations, marked by a growing acceptance of âcorporatistâ solutions to problems of economic and social instability.

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