Short History of Cooperation and Mutuality

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* Book:a short history of co-operation and mutuality. By Ed Mayo. Coop UK, 2017

URL = https://www.uk.coop/shorthistory

Summary

"When was the first co-operative or mutual? The spread of customer owned co-operatives in nineteenth century Britain is well-known and celebrated. Yet there are also precursors of co-operation and mutuality before this in countries right across the world.

In his new book launched today (14 November), Ed Mayo brings together this rich story for the first time in A short history of co-operation and mutuality.

Covering everything from the Commons to lending circles to labourer societies, this is a fresh take on the origins of co-operation form a leading voice in the global co-operative movement.

Contents

  • Preface 1844 – The birth of co-operation
  • Chapter 1 Co-operation and the human story
  • Chapter 2 An ancient way of getting things done
  • Chapter 3 Craft and co-operation in Europe
  • Chapter 4 Traditions of co-operation
  • Chapter 5 A friendly turn
  • Chapter 6 From friendship to resistance
  • Chapter 7 Freedom and repression
  • Chapter 8 Out of Rochdale
  • Chapter 9 After 1844: Plymouth and Finland
  • Chapter 10 Self-help and state sponsorship in the twentieth century
  • Chapter 11 The co-operative sector today
  • Chapter 12 Co-operation and mutuality over time: a conclusion