Master and Servant Law: Chartists, Trade Unions, Radical Lawyers and the Magistracy in England, 1840-1865

Drawing on historical narratives that are frequently examined in isolation, this book examines the tactics, rhetoric and consequences of a sustained legal and political campaign by English and Welsh trade unions, Chartists, and a few radical solicitors against the penal sanctions of employment law during the mid-nineteenth century. In so doing, the author draws new conclusions about the development of the English legal system, trade unionism and popular politics of the period.

Author: Christopher Frank
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/22/2010
Pages: 294
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780754668305

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2010 pg. 171

About the Author
Dr Christopher Frank is Assistant Professor in History at the University of Manitoba, Canada.