Joan Allen

 Joan Allen is senior lecturer in Modern British History at Newcastle University.

Books by Joan Allen

HIstories of Labour

HIstories of Labour

National and International Perspectives

Edited by Joan Allen, Alan Campbell, John McIlroy

This book is a survey of the global trajectory of labour history, written by labour historians of international repute who are experts in the labour history of particular countries. Considering the labour histories of a number of countries, these essays examine early labour history, the 1960s, the mid-twentieth century, institutional contexts, links to the labour movement and conceptions of class, gender, ethnicity, culture, community and power. The authors analyze key debates, question dominant… (more information)