S01E01 The Politics of Manufacturing / The Factory (1700-1820)
England, 1820s. After decades of exploitation, the British working class start fighting back.
A History of the European Working Class
S01E02: The Barricades (1840-1913)
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 revolution, on the other hand, was far slower, without large factories or a massive rural exodus. But it was nonetheless this group of workers that militantly campaigned for better living and working conditions.
Overview
The history of the European working class, from the early 18th century to the present day.
Episodes
S01E02 The Barricades (1840-1913)
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...
S01E03 Life on the Production Line / Chain Time (1914-1939)
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...
S01E04 Revolution / Time of Destruction
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,...
