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An Arsenal for Labour: the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society and Politics 1896-1996
Author: Rita Rhodes
Category: History
Pages: 296
Description: This is the unique study of a consumer co-operative society and its involvement in British politics during a period of one hundred years. The Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society was based in South East London and grew to become one of the Co-operative Movement’s biggest retail businesses. At the same time it developed a distinct and remarkable political tradition which set it apart from other co-operative societies.
