First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Part 1 The friendly societies: friendly societies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries; the growth of the affiliated societies; friendly societies after 1875. Part 2 The trade unions: the early days of trade unions, 1780-1825; legal but under suspicion, 1825-50; model unionism and respectability, 1850-80; new unionism and new outlooks, 1880-1900; the political and industrial scene, 1900-1914. Part 3 The co-operative movement: before Rochdale; Rochdale and after - the modern movement.