Keith Jeffrey, Peter Hennessy

States of Emergency

British Governments and Strikebreaking since 1919

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

States of Emergency (1983) examines the co-ordinated Government contingency planning in Britain to counter major strikes in vital industries, an effort that began in earnest during the aftermath of the First World War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 652g
• ISBN-13: 9781041157304
• ISBN-10: 1041157304
• Artikelnr.: 75865463

Autorenporträt

Peter Hennessy and Keith Jeffery

Inhaltsangabe

1. War and Revolution 2. Establishing the Supply and Transport Organisation
January 1919-March 1920 3. The Supply and Transport Organisation in Action
April 1920-October 1922 4. Conservative Concern and Labour Caution
Late 1922-February 1926 5. The General Strike and After
March 1926-1939 6. Mr Attlee Faces the Dilemma
1939/45-April 1947 7. Strikers and Subversives
Spring 1947-1951 8. Contemporary Civil Contingency Planning
1951-1982 9. Strikebreaking Past and Future