Occupation and Society The East Anglian Fishermen 1880-1914 [Paperback]

A social history of the East Anglian fishing industry, based on oral testimony.The fishing industry was one of the last to experience the Industrial Revolution. In East Anglia, steam propulsion was introduced within the working life of the oldest of those interviewed for this book, and radical changes in working practices, capital cost and technical development were concentrated into the period 18801914.The fishing industry was one of the last to experience the Industrial Revolution. In East Anglia, steam propulsion was introduced within the working life of the oldest of those interviewed for this book, and radical changes in working practices, capital cost and technical development were concentrated into the period 18801914.This book is a study of the effect of occupation on industrial behaviour and how occupation affects social, community and family life. The fishing industry was one of the last to experience the Industrial Revolution. In East Anglia, steam propulsion was introduced within the working life of the oldest of those interviewed for this book, and a number of radical changes in working practices, capital cost and technical development were concentrated into the brief period 18801914. As these changes occurred with different timing and force in the two major sectors of the industry - trawling and drifting - East Anglia is an ideal location in which to consider the effect of the forces and relations of production: the fishermen's industrial, social and political attitudes are related to their specific work experience.List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Map; Introduction; Part I. Occupational Structure: Introduction; 1. Inshore; 2. Trawling; 3. Drifting; 4. Working relationships; Part II. The Social Structure: 5. The concept of community; 6. The social structure of ownership; 7. Images of social structure; 8. Political attitudes; Part III. The Family, Social Practice and Belief: Introduction; 9. Female waged labour; 10. Domestic life; 11. Leilƒ&