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A British Episode – Wilhelm Liebknecht in Britain, 1896

In 1896, the veteran German socialist and labour movement activist returned to Britain to lecture and serve as a delegate to the Congress of the Second International. Historian Valentin J. Hemberger retraces his steps. On 29 March 1896, Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826–1900), socialist and political activist in the German labour movement, celebrated his seventieth birthday. Numerous congratulations reached the ‘Old Man,’ as he was respectfully nicknamed: … Continue reading A British Episode – Wilhelm Liebknecht in Britain, 1896

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Book reviews in Labour History Review Volume 88 (2023), Issue 1

The books listed below are reviewed in Labour History Review (2023), 88, (1), 323-337. Read more. Edda Nicolson reviews Matthew Roberts, Democratic Passions: The Politics of Feeling in British Popular Radicalism, 1809–48, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2022, pp. vi + 262, h/b, £80, ISBN 978 15261 37043 Colin Heywood reviews Elisabeth Anderson, Agents of Reform: Child Labor and the Origins of the Welfare State, Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, … Continue reading Book reviews in Labour History Review Volume 88 (2023), Issue 1

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Artisans Abroad: British Migrant Workers in Industrialising Europe, 1815-1870

Fabrice Bensimon, Artisans Abroad: British Migrant Workers in Industrialising Europe, 1815-1870, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023, pp. 304, h/b, £83, ISBN: 9780198835844. Between 1815 and 1870, when European industrialisation was in its infancy and Britain enjoyed a technological lead, thousands of British workers emigrated to the continent. They played a key role in sectors such as textiles, iron, mechanics, and the railways. These men and … Continue reading Artisans Abroad: British Migrant Workers in Industrialising Europe, 1815-1870

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Labour History Review

Book reviews in Labour History Review Volume 87 (2022), Issue 1

The books listed below are reviewed in Labour History Review (2022), 87, (1), 91-108. Find out more. Dave Lyddon reviews Keith Gildart and David Howell (eds), Dictionary of Labour Biography, vol. 15, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, pp. xv + 320, h/b, £109.99, ISBN 978 11374 57455, ebook, £87.50, ISBN 978 11374 57462Royden Harrison reviews vol. 1, Bulletin of the SSLH, 1972.Listing of all entries in volumes 1-15. Lewis Darwen … Continue reading Book reviews in Labour History Review Volume 87 (2022), Issue 1

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