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  • Britain and America, 1850–1939

    A Study of Economic Change

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1970, Britain and America 1850–1939 is a key text for anyone seeking to trace and interpret the development of the two great trans-Atlantic economies.The authors present a comparative survey of the economic development of Britain and America. The book compares and contrasts the economic and social progress of the two countries in the period of rapid industrialization and ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • The Railway Clearing House

    In the British Economy 1842-1922

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Originally published in 1968, and using official records, this book charts the history of the Railway Clearing House and shows the vital role it played in the development of British railways and the growth of the economy. The Clearing House established a common classification of goods; standardized signalling systems and telegraphic codes among the 120 railway companies which operated in Britain ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • The Railwaymen

    Volume 1: The History of the National Union of Railwaymen

    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Trade Unions
    Originally published in 1963, The Railwaymen recounts the struggle of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants from its foundation in 1872 until the first national railway strike in 1911 to gain recognition from the companies and a reduction in the excessive hours of labour and the scandalously high accident rate among railwaymen. Two chapters recall the decisive role of the union, through the ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • The Railwaymen

    Volume 2: The Beeching Era and After The History of the National Union of Railwaymen

    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Trade Unions
    Originally published in 1982, The Railwaymen examines the impact of the transformation which took place in the British Railways in the second half of the 20th Century on the people who maintained British railway services and reveals the change which took place in the union to which most of them belonged: the National Union of Railwaymen (now part of the National Union of Rail and Maritime ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • The Transport Revolution 1770-1985

    For the new edition of this classic book Professor Bagwell has included an examination of transport developments since 1974 and particularly the radical changes in policy introduced by Thatcher governments since 1979. The inclusion of a large number of maps, tables and figures, and contemporary illustrations of principal modes of transport enhances ... Read more

    $98.99 CAD

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  • Masters of the Post

    The Authorized History of the Royal Mail

    The origins of the Post Office go back to the early years of the Tudor monarchy: Brian Tuke, a former King's Bailiff in Sandwich, was acknowledged as the first 'Master of the Posts' by Cardinal Wolsey in 1512, and went on to build up a network of 'postmasters' across England for Henry VIII. Over the following five hundred years the Royal Mail expanded to an unimaginable degree to become the ... Read more

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  • Railway Renaissance

    Britain's Railways After Beeching

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    "David's superb book looks at the defiant renaissance of such heritage railways . . . in contrast to Beeching's vision of a streamlined railway network." —Books MonthlyWhen a 35 mile stretch of the former Waverley route from Edinburgh to Carlisle reopened on 6 September 2015, it became the most significant reopening of any UK railway since the infamous Beeching Report, "The Reshaping of British ... Read more

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  • Tom Gilmartin

    The Man Who Brought Down a Taoiseach and Exposed the Greed and Corruption at the Heart of Irish Politics

    A successful property developer in England, the Sligo-born Tom Gilmartin had ambitious plans for major retail developments in Dublin in the late 1980s. Little did he know that in order to do business in the city, senior politicians and public officials would want a slice of the action … in the form of large amounts of cash. Gilmartin blew the whistle on corruption at the heart of government and ... Read more

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  • On the Wrong Line: How Ideology and Incompetence Wrecked Britain's Railways

    Britain's rail privatisation was one of the greatest political failures of recent history. A well-functioning industry was torn apart to satisfy political dogma and privatised in a way that not only compromised safety and wrecked performance but also resulted in financial melt-down.In this acclaimed book, an update to his earlier work Broken Rails, Christian Wolmar reveals the causes of the ... Read more

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  • Conduct Unbecoming – A Memoir by Desmond O'Malley

    The Story of One of Ireland's Most Extraordinary and Influential Politicians

    Conduct Unbecoming is a landmark political memoir from one of Ireland's most outspoken and respected public figures, Desmond O'Malley. Born in Limerick in 1939, Desmond O'Malley went on to become the youngest Minister for Justice in Irish history and the founder of the Progressive Democrats, a hugely influential party in Irish politics. In this groundbreaking memoir, O'Malley recounts in funny, ... Read more

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  • Bertie Ahern: The Man Who Blew the Boom

    Power & Money

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