Workers, Unions and Payment in Kind

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The book explores the constraints faced by working families in Britain amidst the rise of consumer culture from the eighteenth century onward. It delves into the impact of evolving retailing practices, advertising, and credit systems in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, highlighting the disparity between consumer freedom and the realities of working-class life. Through this examination, it reveals how economic and social factors limited the ability of many families to participate fully in the burgeoning consumer society.