Description
George Ranken Askwith was a key figure in the development of British industrial relations. This new biography is based on a wide range of archival sources including government records, newspaper articles, Askwith’s personal correspondence and his wife’s private diaries.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements, Preface, List of Figures, 1. Childhood and Education, 2. Early Career, 3. Labour Matters, 4. George and Ellen, 5. Belfast and the Railways, 6. The Civil Servant, 7. New Challenges, 8. Industrial Unrest, 9. The Storm Breaks, 10. The Industrial Council, 11. More Unrest in 1912, 12. Turbulent Years, 1913–14, 13. War, 14. The Second Year of the War, 15. The Ministry of Labour, 16. Busy Retirement, Notes, Works Cited, Index
