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European labour protest 1848-1939
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195 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1981
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November 24, 2021
Although this was a good book to read, the best rating I can give it is three stars. "I liked it" describes best the way I feel about the whole book.
For some time now I have been interested and thoroughly fascinated with labor history. The data presented in this book is staggering and supports what we already know, that the working poor, skilled or unskilled, were at the mercy of their employers, in regards to the way they were treated, the pay, working hours, lack of holidays, and lack of protection against accidents at work, considering they did not have any form of social security. No wonder they had to take it to the streets and protest or go on strikes.
The thing that I found interesting was that center-left to left-wing parties, especially the social democratic parties that took shape during this period, were not the only political parties who cared for the cause of the poor workers. There was a number, though a limited one, of center-right to right-wing parties who were interested in economic and social reform as well. Again, a limited one at that.
As far as I am concerned, I condemn the extremists on the right as I condemn the extremists on the left. I am not, and never will be, interested in any form of socialism or capitalism. I despise them both. Moreover, I am thoroughly far more interested in Justice. Political affiliation comes second.
Because I am an old-school social democrat, the only thing I care about is Justice. If an employer acts unjustly toward his employee in regards to the way he treats him and the pay for his work, taking advantage of his position in the market economy in other words, he should get punished, and if an employee is disobedient at work and lazy, taking advantage of the laws that are there to protect him, he should get punished as well. Moreover, monopolies and cartels should be completely dismantled, and severely punished.
True justice is, and always will be, impartial.
All in all, this is a good book to read.
For some time now I have been interested and thoroughly fascinated with labor history. The data presented in this book is staggering and supports what we already know, that the working poor, skilled or unskilled, were at the mercy of their employers, in regards to the way they were treated, the pay, working hours, lack of holidays, and lack of protection against accidents at work, considering they did not have any form of social security. No wonder they had to take it to the streets and protest or go on strikes.
The thing that I found interesting was that center-left to left-wing parties, especially the social democratic parties that took shape during this period, were not the only political parties who cared for the cause of the poor workers. There was a number, though a limited one, of center-right to right-wing parties who were interested in economic and social reform as well. Again, a limited one at that.
As far as I am concerned, I condemn the extremists on the right as I condemn the extremists on the left. I am not, and never will be, interested in any form of socialism or capitalism. I despise them both. Moreover, I am thoroughly far more interested in Justice. Political affiliation comes second.
Because I am an old-school social democrat, the only thing I care about is Justice. If an employer acts unjustly toward his employee in regards to the way he treats him and the pay for his work, taking advantage of his position in the market economy in other words, he should get punished, and if an employee is disobedient at work and lazy, taking advantage of the laws that are there to protect him, he should get punished as well. Moreover, monopolies and cartels should be completely dismantled, and severely punished.
True justice is, and always will be, impartial.
All in all, this is a good book to read.
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