| Strike Action and Nation Building: Labor Unrest in Palestine/Israel, 1899-1951 Contributor(s): Vries, David De (Author) |
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ISBN: 1782388095 ISBN-13: 9781782388098 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 331.892 |
| LCCN: 2014040083 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (0.70 lbs) 196 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Strike-action has long been a notable phenomenon in Israeli society, despite forces that have weakened its recurrence, such as the Arab-Jewish conflict, the decline of organized labor, and the increasing precariousness of employment. While the impact of strikes was not always immense, they are deeply rooted in Israel's past during the Ottoman Empire and Mandate Palestine. Workers persist in using them for material improvement and to gain power in both the private and public sectors, reproducing a vibrant social practice whose codes have withstood the test of time. This book unravels the trajectory of the strikes as a rich source for the social-historical analysis of an otherwise nation-oriented and highly politicized history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vries, David De: - David De Vries is a social historian in the department of Labor Studies at Tel Aviv University. Among his publications are Idealism and Bureaucracy in 1920s Palestine: The Origins of 'Red Haifa' (1999), Dock Workers: International Explorations in Labour History, 1790-1970 (2000, co-edited), and Diamonds and War: State, Capital, and Labor in British-Ruled Palestine (2010). |
