During the decade that followed the end of World War II, American and English dockworkers undertook a series of militant revolts against their employers, their governments, and even their union leaderships. In this in-depth comparative study, Colin Davis draws on a wide range of sources to explore the upheavals on both sides of the Atlantic. Davis examines the dynamics of work and work stoppage along the two pivotal waterfronts, showing how issues of race, organized crime, union affiliation, working conditions, and Cold War politics shaped waterfront uprisings and the state's response to...
During the decade that followed the end of World War II, American and English dockworkers undertook a series of militant revolts against their employe...
This history of Alabama's coal miners documents the struggle not only between labor and management but also between interracial unionism and white supremacy.
Much of Alabama's labor history is written in its coal fields. This book records the critical contribution that District 20 of the United Mine Workers of America played in the state's labor movement through its strong stands on such issues as child labor, public education, and inter-racial unions.
Standing at the cutting edge of social and political history, these essays cover five...
This history of Alabama's coal miners documents the struggle not only between labor and management but also between interracial unionism ...
This history of Alabama's coal miners documents the struggle not only between labor and management but also between interracial unionism and white supremacy.
Much of Alabama's labor history is written in its coal fields. This book records the critical contribution that District 20 of the United Mine Workers of America played in the state's labor movement through its strong stands on such issues as child labor, public education, and inter-racial unions.
Standing at the cutting edge of social and political history, these essays cover five...
This history of Alabama's coal miners documents the struggle not only between labor and management but also between interracial unionism ...
"The best collection available concerning current trends affecting the Southern working class."--Leon Fink, University of Illinois-Chicago
"The essays in this collection raise fundamental questions about development, globalization, and change in the American South and will appeal to a broad array of scholars concerned with the current waves of social and economic change sweeping the nation."--Louis M. Kyriakoudes, University of Southern Mississippi
Over the last forty years, the American South has become very diverse very quickly. New businesses and job opportunities in the...
"The best collection available concerning current trends affecting the Southern working class."--Leon Fink, University of Illinois-Chicago
