Consumers' co-operation was an integral part of working-class community life early in the 20th century. The Co-op store was a familiar landmark in most neighbourhoods, particularly in the industrial North, while millions knew their divi number off by heart. The author of this text contends that the co-operative movement has usually been regarded as a way of making ends meet for the majority of members, and sometimes as a vehicle for the inculcation of middle-class norms and values. This book contests those views, presenting ...
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Consumers' co-operation was an integral part of working-class community life early in the 20th century. The Co-op store was a familiar landmark in most neighbourhoods, particularly in the industrial North, while millions knew their divi number off by heart. The author of this text contends that the co-operative movement has usually been regarded as a way of making ends meet for the majority of members, and sometimes as a vehicle for the inculcation of middle-class norms and values. This book contests those views, presenting a critique of the co-operative alternative to emerging capitalist forms of mass consumption in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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