An overview of recent research on labour and socialist movements before the First World War, focusing on six major countries: Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Britain and Russia. Each chapter deals not only with pre-1914 labour movements but also with the everyday life experiences of the industrial working class. The collection combines traditional labour history with an evaluation of the rich literature on 'people's history' which has grown up in recent years.
Introduction, D. Geary; the British Labour Movement before 1914, G. Phillips; socialism, syndicalism and French labour, R. Magraw; socialism and the German Labour Movement before 1914, D. Geary; labour and socialism in Tsarist Russia, C. Read; socialism and the working classes in Italy before 1914, J.A. Davis; the Labour Movement in Spain before 1914, P. Heywood.
