A History of the European Working Class

Overview

The history of the European working class, from the early 18th century to the present day.

Episodes

The Politics of Manufacturing / The Factory (1700-1820)

S01E01 The Politics of Manufacturing / The Factory (1700-1820)

April 28, 2020 60 min
England, 1820s. After decades of exploitation, the British working class start fighting back.
The Barricades (1840-1913)

S01E02 The Barricades (1840-1913)

April 28, 2020 60 min
In continental Europe, Belgium was the only country that adopted the Factory System and economic liberalism, already well established in Great Britain, so the country became heaven for capitalists, but hell for workers. France's industrial...
Life on the Production Line / Chain Time (1914-1939)

S01E03 Life on the Production Line / Chain Time (1914-1939)

April 28, 2020 60 min
By the end of the 19th century, factory owners realized that workers are just as much part of the company's capital as the machines are, and thought of ways to make these human machines work...
Revolution / Time of Destruction

S01E04 Revolution / Time of Destruction

April 28, 2020 60 min
As democracy in Europe faltered, so did worker's rights. Nazi Germany used the workers of the countries it defeated as forced labor, and systematically worked dissenters and Jewish people to death. During the Cold War,...

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