History and Heritage: The Social Origins of the British Industrial Relations Systems

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Alan Fox

History and Heritage

The Social Origins of the British Industrial Relations Systems

Alan Fox

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Routledge
01 December 2025

Economics of industrial organisation; Employment & unemployment; Political economy; Management of specific areas; Industry & industrial studies

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Industrial Relations

History and Heritage (1985) offers the first comprehensive exploration and assessment of the historical developments that form Britain’s industrial relations system – its institutions, texture and place in wider society. It looks at pre-industrial patterns of thought and behaviour, at religious and political struggles, different strategies of rule and social control, and at the central significance of the ruling order’s conditional commitment to the rule of law and certain liberal freedoms.

By: Alan Fox
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032848235
ISBN 10: 1032848235
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Industrial Relations
Pages: 482
Publication Date: 01 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. Pre-Industrial England: Central Features of the Heritage 2. The Eighteenth Century: The System in Embryo 3. Alternatives and Choices: The 1790s to the 1840s 4. The Emergence of the System: The 1850s to the 1880s 5. Challenges to the System: The 1890s to 1914 (Part 1) 6. Challenges to the System: The 1890s to 1914 (Part 2) 7. Consolidation and Integration: 1914 to the 1950s 8. The System Under Strain: The 1960s to the 1980s 9. Summing Up and Conclusions