Author: Walter T. DavisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cooperation
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The History of the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society Ltd., 1868-1918 ...
Author: Walter T. DavisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cooperation
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
England’s Co-operative Movement
Author: Lynn PearsonPublisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1800859015
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The neighbourhood co-op store was an essential element in the English shopping landscape for a century and more. Initially identified by the iconic co-operative symbols of beehives and wheatsheaves, eclectic store designs by local architects made a lasting impact on the townscape. Robustly independent local co-operative societies and lack of overall branding happily produced an unusually diverse range of architectural styles. And they were much more than just shops – their integrated educational facilities, libraries and halls made them a focal point for communities. The Co-op eventually offered a ‘cradle to grave’ service for its members. Behind the network of stores was the Co-operative Wholesale Society, the federal body responsible for manufacturing and distribution. Its factories employed thousands during the productive peak of the 1930s, and its architects brought modern design standards to bear on the whole gamut of co-op buildings. Co-op architecture is still around us countrywide, with everything from Victorian edifices to post-war artworks there to be seen and enjoyed. Using a wonderful selection of archive and modern illustrations, this book reveals the intriguing story behind the co-op’s buildings, from corner shops to vast department stores and innovative industrial structures. Remember, it’s all at the co-op now!
An Artisan Elite in Victorian Society
Author: Geoffrey CrossickPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317237420
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
First published in 1978. Mid-Victorian Britain was relatively stable in comparison with the turbulent period that preceded it, and that stability is in part explained by the emergence of an artisan elite with a specific relationship to the society around it. This book examines that elite: its clubs and societies, co-operatives and building societies; its values and ideology, challenging the notion that these artisans directly absorbed middle-class values; its politics, tracing the evolution from Chartism through the Reform League and on to a radical liberalism which existed in constant tension with the local liberal middle class. A careful reconstruction of the social, political and industrial life of these artisans is set within the context of the local communities, and their understanding of the mid-Victorian society in which they lived is seen as the explanation for their values and activities. This title makes a major contribution towards our understanding of the nineteenth-century working class.
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired 1881/1900-.
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1586
Book Description
Review of International Co-operation
Author: Subject Index of the Modern Books Acquired by the British Museum in the Years ...
Author: A Bibliography of Co-operative Societies' Histories
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Author: Walter T. Davis
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Author: British Library