Fraternity in the forest: the creation, control and collapse of woodcutters' unions in Loir-et-Cher 1852–1914
1984; Elsevier BV; Volume: 10; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0305-7488(84)90116-6
ISSN1095-8614
Autores Tópico(s)Cultural Identity and Heritage
ResumoClass consciousness, it has been argued, emerged in France during the nineteenth century, encouraged by the creation of new forms of fraternal association. This paper examines the development and role of unions of woodcutters in Loir-et-Cher between 1852 and 1914, considering especially the extent to which this section of the rural proletariat developed a collective consciousness during this period and the degree to which the spirit of solidarity was either formulated spontaneously by woodcutters themselves or orchestrated by outsiders in attempts at social control. Woodcutters' unions in Loir-et-Cher were products of Prefectoral paternalism, radical socialism, and workers' federalism. The limited successes and ultimate failures of these attempts to create woodcutters' unions are attributed to their lack of spontaneity, to their exogenous rather than indigenous origins.
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