Silvertown
the lost story of a strike that shook london and helped launch the modern labor movement
$70.29
- Hardcover
267 pages
- Release Date
2 January 2014
Summary
In 1889, Samuel Winkworth Silver’s rubber and electrical factorywas the site of a massive worker revolt that upended the Londonindustrial district which bore his name: Silvertown. Once referredto as the “Abyss” by Jack London, Silvertown was notorious foroppressive working conditions and the relentless grind of productionsuffered by its largely unorganized, unskilled workers. Theseworkers, fed-up with their lot and long ignored by traditional craftunions, aligned themselves with the social…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781583674345 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1583674349 |
| Author: | John Tully |
| Publisher: | Monthly Review Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Monthly Review Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 267 |
| Release Date: | 2 January 2014 |
| Weight: | 513g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 152mm x 243mm |
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About The Author
John Tully
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.
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