Strikes books

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Blow-by-blow, an eyewitness account of a hidden chapter in labor history: the Seattle General Strike of 1919.  Read More >>

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The Miners' strike was a momentous episode in the political history of the UK and the industrial history of the...  Read More >>

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In the San Joaquin Valley Cotton Strike of 1933, frenzied cotton farmers murdered three strikers, intentionally...  Read More >>

Identifying problems and pointing to solutions in media representation  Read More >>

Explores cultural forces that shaped two pivotal events affecting the West Coast - the 1919 Seattle General Strike...  Read More >>

A spectacular example of collective violence, the Great Strikes of 1877 was the first national strike and the first...  Read More >>

Assesses the GSOC strike, using a variety of publications dealing with the teaching assistants. This book offers...  Read More >>

Assesses the GSOC strike, using a variety of publications dealing with the teaching assistants. This book offers...  Read More >>

The definitive history of the epic struggle for economic justice that became Martin Luther King Jr.'s last crusade....  Read More >>

In the San Joaquin Valley Cotton Strike of 1933, frenzied cotton farmers murdered three strikers, intentionally...  Read More >>

New perspectives on a pivotal moment in U.S. history  Read More >>

In September 1965, Filipino and Mexican American farm workers went on strike against grape growers in and around...  Read More >>

A groundbreaking study of public transportation in the Gilded Age and its place in the emerging American city  Read More >>

""Kenny treats the often taboo topic of child labor with clear-eyed perception and a bracing lack of sentimentality.""...  Read More >>

Shows a long-neglected slice of American history to be a saga of the conflicting political, economic and cultural...  Read More >>

Leading New Zealand historians re-explore the 1913 Great Strike through the eyes of the state, the police, the strikers,...  Read More >>

Challenging the claim that workers supported Stalin's revolution ""from above"" as well as the assumption that working-class...  Read More >>

A ""civic biography"" that examines a critical event in the labor history of Minneapolis and the United States as...  Read More >>

Workers' rights and labor relations have been shaped by wars, depressions, government policies, and global competition....  Read More >>

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The authors show how the message of the southern mill hands spread throughout the region with the advent of radio...  Read More >>