{"product_id":"trade-unionism-since-1945-craig-phelan-9783039114108","title":"Trade Unionism since 1945: Towards a Global History. Volume 1; Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East","description":"This book offers the detailed historical background required for a holistic appreciation of current problems faced and the possibilities for revitalisation. In two volumes it provides introductory overviews of trade union development since the end of World War II in 26 countries from every corner of the globe. Each chapter explains the main contours of trade union growth and development in one country from the pivotal year 1945 to the present. Each chapter assesses the often dynamic expansion of trade unionism in the 1950s and 1960s; the role of trade unionism in the movements for national liberation in the Global South and the erection of social welfare systems in the developed North; the economic shocks that resulted in membership decline and loss of political influence from the late 1970s onward; the economic restructuring and growing labour market diversity of the 1980s and 1990s that undercut the traditional bases of trade union membership; and the historical roots of the contemporary political and economic context in which revitalisation efforts are taking place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Phelan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3039114107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783039114108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Craig Phelan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47072201113855,"sku":"9783039114108","price":123.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_71a2ab3d-822d-46fb-b6a7-092e5015226f.jpg?v=1753416091","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/trade-unionism-since-1945-craig-phelan-9783039114108","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}