Comrade or Brother?: A History of the British Labour Movement

by Mary Davis

Critical and iconoclastic, Comrade or Brother? traces the history of the British Labour Movement from its beginnings at the onset of industrialisation through its development within a capitalist society, up to the end of the twentieth-century. Written by a leading activist in the labour movement, the book redresses the balance in much labour history writing. It examines the place of women and the influence of racism and sexism as well as providing a critical analysis of the rival ideologies which played a role in the uneven development of the labour movement.

Genres: Feminism

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Jesse Winney]

Excellent introductory text to the history of the modern British working class movement with plenty of further reading in the chapter by chapter bibliographies.