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    612-822-4611

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The story of the C.W.S.; the jubilee history of the Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited, 1863-1913

The story of the C.W.S.; the jubilee history of the Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited, 1863-1913

Redfern, Percy

Hardcover

Business GeneralGeneral World HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 9354150527
ISBN13: 9789354150524
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Sep 7 2020
Pages: 552
Weight: 3.42
Height: 1.19 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
A vivid account of collective enterprise and social purpose. A landmark of practical idealism. Percy Redfern's The story of the C.W.S.; the jubilee history of the Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited, 1863-1913 records the society's formative fifty years with contemporaneous clarity. Part report and part reflective study, Redfern sets institutional detail alongside the human motives and practical choices that shaped trading co-operatives, making complex business arrangements accessible without losing analytical depth. As an organizational history book it bridges social history and commerce, situating the C.W.S. within co-operative movement history and the wider currents of social reform movements. Readers interested in Victorian era Britain and early 20th century UK will find connections to industrial transformation and civic experiment; those consulting industrial revolution books or engaging with economic cooperation study will recognise the practical models of worker-owned enterprises and collective trade documented here. Its historical and literary significance is unmistakable: written near the close of the period it describes, this volume is a valuable academic research resource and a primary-era witness for the history of British cooperatives and British business history. The prose remains direct and readable, appealing to casual readers drawn to social reform and to business history enthusiasts hunting for original perspective. Collectors of classic literature and heritage titles will also appreciate the book's period voice and documentary value. Archivists and librarians will find the volume useful for course reading lists and reference, while community historians and campaigners tracing the roots of modern cooperatives will discover material that resonates with current debates about democratic ownership. In tone and evidence it remains of interest to readers seeking grounded examples of how worker-owned enterprises confronted market realities and policy environments of the time. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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