Synopsis
No book has done as much as Strike! to bring U.S. labor history to a wide audience. Strike! narrates the exciting hidden history of the U.S. labor movement from the point of view of the rank-and-file workers who lived it. "An exciting history of American labor....Brings to life the flashpoints of labor history....Scholarly, genuinely stirring."--The New York Times
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About the Author
Jeremy Brecher is the author of more than a dozen books on labor and social movements, including Brass Valley, Building Bridges, Global Village or Global Pillage, Globalization from Below, and History from Below. He is the former humanities scholar-in-residence at Connecticut Public Television and Radio and received five regional Emmy Awards for his documentary film work. He helped found and currently works with the Labor Network for Sustainability. He lives in West Cornwall, Connecticut.
Review
“An exciting history of American labor. Brings to life the flashpoints of labor history. Scholarly, genuinely stirring.” —New York Times
“Splendid . . . clearly the best single-volume summary yet published of American general strikes.” —Washington Post
“One of the most important books on labor history published since World War II.” —Howard Zinn, author, A People’s History of the United States
“A magnificent book. I hope it will take its place as the standard history of American labor.” —Staughton Lynd, influential activist and lawyer
“Brecher’s stories are interesting and exciting, his prose colorful, his quotes well chosen.” —Texas Observer
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