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Brooke, David.
The Railway Navvy: That Despicable Race of Men
(David and Charles, 1983). Hardback. Very good in slightly browned dustwrapper. 216pp. Order No. NSBK-A13480
Keywords: 071538449X, trains, railways, history, railway workers, railway navvy, navvies, railwaymen, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, construction workers, Victorian, 19th century, nineteenth century, Balaklava Railway, Crimea, Crimean War, railway building, locomotives
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Wojtczak, Helena.
Railwaywomen: Exploitation, Betrayal and Triumph in the Workplace. (CD Rom)
(Hastings Press, 2005). Please note that this is a CD (not an actual book) containing the book in electronic format. Foreword by Dr Colin Divall, Professor of Railway Studies. The first and definitive history of women working on the railways of Britain from 1830 to 2005, encompassing both manual and clerical staff and, to a lesser extent, shipping, workshop and catering employees. Contains a lot of material about women filling men's uniformed railway roles during the two world wars and over 200 photographs, most of which have never before been published. An entertaining read, which is also well-referenced to satisfy academics. CD. New, in perfect condition. pp. Order No. NSBK-C15915
Keywords: women, woman, gender, women's work, women and work, railways, railway workers, trains, steam, railwaywoman, railwaywomen, steam engine drivers, sexual discrimination, equal rights, harassment, workplace, workers, Britian, British, England, English, history, transport, British Rail, railway history, twentieth century, 20th
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Common, Jack,ed.
Seven Shifts:
(EP Publishing, facsimile of 1938 ed edition, 1978). Studies in British Labour History. Hardback. Very good condition in slightly browned dustwrapper. xi + 271pp. Order No. NSBK-A15876
Keywords: 9780715813454, Studies in British Labour History,working class, social history, steel workers, gas workers, railway workers, working conditions, autobiographies, autobiography
Price £30.00. Convert to US$ EURO YEN
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Transport and General Workers Union, .
Inequality: The Evidence of the Transport and General Workers' Union to the Royal Commission on the Distribution of Incomes and Wealth
(Spokesman Books, 1976). Hardback. In blue library binding with usual library stamps and markings, otherwise good. 183pp. Order No. NSBK-A15907
Keywords: 9780851241456, Transport and General Workers Union, trade unions, history, trade unionism, income, wealth, pay, wages, economics, poverty
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Norton, Peter.
Waterways and Railways to Warrington:
(Railway and Canal Historical Society, 1974). Booklet. Front cover chipped along foredge, covers slightly soiled, otherwise good condition. 70pp. Order No. NSBK-A15902
Keywords: 9780901461087, booklets, booklet, Railway and Canal Historical Society, Warrington, Lancashire, Cheshire, canals, trains, railways, steam engines, transport, navigation, history, travel, North West England
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Suffragette Poster, .
Votes for Workers:
(Portrayer Publishers, reprint, 2003). A modern reproduction of this suffragette poster, created by W.F. Winter, and originally published by the Artists' Suffrage League (date unknown). Printed with archival inks on premium paper (200 GSM, Silk Art, photographic print). Poster (in shades of brown, cream and sand) shows weary and dejected British working woman at a sewing machine, with the slogan "Votes for Workers" beneath it. Size of the paper is 450mm x 320mm and image is approx 435mm x 305mm. Poster. Brand new, fine. pp. Order No. NSBK-C6880
Keywords: B001F42LJ8, suffragettes, suffragette poster, suffragette posters, Votes for Women, woman suffrage, history, women, enfranchisement, franchise, women's movement, politics, England, English, cartoons, suffrage, politics, anti-suffrage, male attitudes, images, imagery, women, women's, representations, pictures, poster, posters, enfranchisement, the franchise, reproductions, modern reproductions, print, prints, workers, worker, women workers, woman worker, votes, vote, voter, voting, working classes, working class, W.F. Winter, The Artists' Suffrage League, Britain, British, Portrayer Publishers, Christmas gifts, suffragette ephemera
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Coates, Ken and Topham, Anthony.
Industrial Democracy in Great Britain: A Book of Readings and Witnesses for Workers Control
(Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation, 1968). Hardback. Good+ in chipped dustwrapper. ix + 161pp. Order No. NSBK-A12551
Keywords: 0901740888, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, reading, witmeses, unions, trade unions, trade unionism, trade unionists, collective action, work, workers, sex discrimination, labour market, employers, employment, employees, twentieth century, 20th
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Baker, Michael H.
Railways to the Coast: Britain's Seaside Lines Past and Present
(Patrick Stephens Limited, 1990). Hardback. Very good in slightly edgeworn dustwrapper. 192pp. Order No. NSBK-A12053
Keywords: 1852600586, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, transport, trains, railways, rail, seaside, coasts, coastal, lines, tracks
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Minns, J.E.
Model Railway Engines:
(Octopus books, 1973). 120 illustrations in black and white. Hardback. Very good in torn dustwrapper. 97pp. Order No. NSBK-A13433
Keywords: 070640047X, model railways, trains, railway engines, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK,
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Fabian Women's Group, .
Summary of Six Papers and Discussions Upon the Disabilities of Women As Workers:
(Fabian Women's Group, 1909). Booklet. Paperback. Some brown staining to page edges, otherwise good. 23pp. Order No. NSBK-A15041
Keywords: B001OJDUAI, booklets, booklet, women and work, disability, disabilities, workers, female, Edwardian, Emma Brooke, Constance Long, Millicent Murby
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