1.Introduction: The Extent and Nature of Manufacturing and Mining in Eighteenth Century England 2. Uncertainty, Irregularity, Hours and Wages 3. Work and Health 4. Apprenticeship 5. Exploitation and Embezzlement 6. Trade Unionism and Industrial Disputes: The Nature and Extent of Trade Unionism 7. The Methods and Effectiveness of Industrial Action 8. Custom, Culture and Consciousness.
Biography
John Rule
Original review of The Experience of Labour in Eighteenth-Century Industry:
‘This book is one of the most important contributions to labour history…because of Rule’s approach to understanding how work, culture and protest were intimately connected throughout the eighteenth century.’ Joe Stanley, Society for the Study of Labour History.
