Industrial Archaeology in Britain

Industrial Archaeology

The Industrial Revolution is arguably one of the most important social phenomena responsible for shaping the modern world. Of course, some historians and economists have long contended that this was or was not a ‘‘revolution’’ in the strictest sense of the word and scholars still debate whether the use of this metaphor is problematic. Most writers agree that this was not an event, but rather a ...

Industrial Mental Health in Britain

Up to the second world war, the industrial medical services in this country had paid a great deal more attention to the field of physical health and illness than to psychiatry, and much progress had certainly been made. Various occupational diseases had been discovered and some diminished, either by better conditions of work, by eliminating dangers, by better selection of work, or by earlier de...

Workplace Industrial Relations in Britain, 1980-2004

Workplace Industrial Relations in Britain, 1980-2004 There was a time before the first Workplace Industrial Relations Survey (WIRS80) in 1980 when what we knew of industrial relations was based primarily upon small scale surveys and case studies. WIRS80 marked a radical departure in the study of industrial relations for two reasons. First, following in the footsteps of a small number of survey ...

Solving and Industrial Performance: Electronics in Britain and France

Employers, the government, and industrial fatigue in Britain, 1890-1918.

The evolution of the concept of industrial fatigue and the responses of employers and the government in Britain to research initiatives in this field of industrial medicine up to the end of the first world war is explored. The discussion dovetails in with the broader debate about the characteristics and dissemination of scientific labour management in Britain. The first section focuses on attit...