The International Co-Operative Alliance and the Consumer Co-Operative Movement in Northern Europe, C. 1860-1939

by Mary Hilson

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526100800
• ISBN13: 9781526100801
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"