The International Co-operative Alliance and the Consumer Co-operative Movement in Northern Europe, C. 1860-1939
| Autor: | Mary Hilson |
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Cooperation--Europe, Northern--History--20th century, Consumer cooperatives--Europe, Northern--History--20th century, Consumer cooperatives--Europe, Northern--History--19th century, Cooperative societies--Europe, Northern--History--19th century, Cooperation--Europe, Northern--History--19th century, Cooperative societies--Europe, Northern--History--20th century
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| Popis: | The book examines the history of co-operation in the broad context of the history of consumerism and consumption; of internationalism and the development of international organisations; and debates about international trade during the inter-war period. The fundamental question explored in the book concerns the meaning of co-operation. Was it a social movement or an economic enterprise? Did it aspire to challenge capitalism or to reform it? Did it contain at its heart a political vision for the transformation of society or was it simply a practical guide for organising a business? Hilson argues that it was both, but that an examination of the debates over the different meanings of co-operation can also illuminate broader questions about the emergence of consumer interests in the first half of the twentieth century, especially in a transnational context. |
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