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

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-04-10
Mått:156 x 234 x 13 mm
Vikt:472 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Manchester University Press
ISBN:9781526100801

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Mer om författaren

Mary Hilson is Professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies at Aarhus University

Recensioner i media

‘The study convincingly situates the co-operative movements of Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and – although less extensively – Norway in the various politics and practices of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA).’Frederik Forrai Ørskov, Scandinavian Journal of History

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: a transnational approach to co-operative history1 Co-operation in the Nordic countries before 1914: international networks and the transmission of ideas2 Co-operative internationalism in practice: the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) before and after the First World War3 The politics of international co-operation: neutrality and crisis 4 Nordisk Andelsforbund (NAF), co-operative trade and Nordic co-operation during the interwar period5 Co-operation and the emergence of the Nordic ‘middle way’ConclusionBibliography Index