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Tactics, traditions and opportunities: British and French crop-trashing actions in comparative perspective (2012)
Journal Article
(2012). Tactics, traditions and opportunities: British and French crop-trashing actions in comparative perspective. European Journal of Political Research, 540 -562. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6765.2011.02048.x

This article compares the tactic of trashing genetically modified crops in activist campaigns in Britain and France. In Britain, most crop trashing was carried out covertly, while in France most activists undertook open, public actions. In seeking an... Read More about Tactics, traditions and opportunities: British and French crop-trashing actions in comparative perspective.

Working class politics in Lancashire 1885-1906: a regional study in the origins of the Labour Party
Thesis
Hill, J. (1971). Working class politics in Lancashire 1885-1906: a regional study in the origins of the Labour Party

Chapter 1: examines the economic, social and religious characteristics of the Lancashire industrial region. Heavy industry and extensive urbanisation favoured the development of large scale trades unionism. Industrial specialisation prevented the seg... Read More about Working class politics in Lancashire 1885-1906: a regional study in the origins of the Labour Party.