TY - BOOK AU - Robertson, Nicole TI - The co-operative movement and communities in Britain, 1914-60 ; minding their own business SN - 9780754660576 U1 - 334.0941 ROB PY - 2010/// CY - Farnham PB - Ashgate KW - Cooperative societies - Great Britain - History - 20th century KW - Community life - Great Britain - History - 20th century KW - Community development - Great Britain - History - 20th century KW - Consumers - Great Britain - History - 20th century N1 -

Includes bibliographical references and index.

; The co-operative movement in Britain -- Co-operative retail societies and the community -- The ideology behind the shop front -- The social-cultural milieu of the co-operative movement -- "We seek to provide food for the mind": the educational work of co-operative societies -- Protecting the consumer -- The co-operative movement and political action -- Workers and consumers in partnership?: the co-operative movement as an employer of labour -- Conclusion ER -