Master and servant law : Chartists, trade unions, radical lawyers and the magistracy in England, 1840-1865
Frank, Christopher2010
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The author demonstrates how the use of imprisonment for breach of labour contract under master and servant law, and its enforcement by local magistrates, played a significant role in shaping labour markets, disciplining workers and combating industrial action in many regions and leading sectors of the British economy.
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Farnham : Ashgate, 2010.
Collation:
270 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780754668305 (hbk)0754668304 (hbk)
Dewey class:
322.20942
Local class:
322.20942
Language:
English
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BRN:
2433432