Silvertown: The Lost Story of a Strike That Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labor Movement Contributor(s): Tully, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1583674349 ISBN-13: 9781583674345 Publisher: Monthly Review Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Business & Economics | Economic History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
Dewey: 331 |
LCCN: 2013045938 |
Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6" W x 9.57" (1.13 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Publisher Description: In 1889, Samuel Winkworth Silver's rubber and electrical factory Historian and novelist John Tully, author of the monumental social history of the rubber industry The Devil's Milk, tells the story of the Silvertown strike in vivid prose. He rescues the uprising-- overshadowed by other strikes during this period--from relative obscurity and argues for its significance to both the labor and socialist movements. And, perhaps most importantly, Tully presents the Silvertown Strike as a source of inspiration for today's workers, in London and around the world, who continue to struggle for better workplaces and the vision of a "co-operative commonwealth." |
Contributor Bio(s): Tully, John: - Dr. John Tully is lecturer in politics and internationalstudies at Victoria University in Melbourne Australia. He is author of four books: Cambodia Under the Tricolour: King Sisowath and the 'Mission Civilisatrice, 1904-1927; France on the Mekong: A History of the Protectorate in Cambodia, 1863-1953; A Short History of Cambodia: From Empire to Survival; and a novel, Death Is the Cool Night. |