Worlds of Labour

WORLDS OF LABOUR Further Studies in the History of Labour

E. J. H O B S B A W M

Weidenfeld and Nicolson London

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Copyright© 1984 Eric Hobsbawm First published in Great Britain by George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited 91 Clapham High Street, London sw4 7TA All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. British Catalogue in Publication Data Hobsbawm, E.J. Worlds of labour. r. Labour and labouring classes - Great Britain - History - 2. Socialism - Great Britain History I. Title 335'. 1 '0941 1333 HD.8388 ISBN o ISBN

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