Strike!: Revised and Expanded - Brossura

Brecher, Jeremy

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1604864281 ISBN 13: 9781604864281

Casa editrice: Pm Pr, 2014

Riassunto

Since its original publication in 1972, no book has done as much as Jeremy Brecher’s Strike! to bring American labor history to a wide audience. Strike! narrates the dramatic story of repeated, massive, and sometimes violent revolts by ordinary working people in America and tells this exciting hidden history from the point of view of the rank-and-file workers who lived it. In this expanded edition, Brecher brings the story up to date with revised chapters that cover the 40 years since the original edition, placing the problems faced by working people today in the context of 140 years of labor history. A new chapter, “Beyond One-Sided Class War” presents the American minirevolts of the 21st century from the Battle of Seattle to Occupy Wall Street and beyond. Essential reading for anyone interested in the historical or present-day situation of American workers, this updated classic serves as inspiration for organizers, activists, and educators working to revive the labor movement today.

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Recensione:

"Brecher's book reminds us that power ultimately lies in collective action and solidarity above all." --Marx & Philosophy Review of Books

L'autore:

Jeremy Brecher is the author of more than a dozen books on labor and social movements, including Brass Valley, Building Bridges, Global Village or Global Pillage, Globalization from Below, and History from Below. He is the former humanities scholar-in-residence at Connecticut Public Television and Radio and received five regional Emmy Awards for his documentary film work. He helped found and currently works with the Labor Network for Sustainability. He lives in West Cornwall, Connecticut.

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• Editore: Pm Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1604864281
• ISBN 13: 9781604864281
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 462