Challenging Global Capitalism: Labor Migration, Radical Struggle, and Urban Change in Detroit and Turin (Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series)

Pizzolato, N.

ISBN 10: 113731169X / ISBN 13: 9781137311696

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

About this Item

In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, Detroit and Turin were both sites of significant political and social upheaval. This comparative and transnational study examines the political and theoretical developments that emerged in these two "motor cities" among activist workers and political militants during these decades. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440. . 2013. 2013th Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Challenging Global Capitalism: Labor Migration, Radical Struggle, and Urban Change in Detroit and Turin (Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series)
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113731169X
• ISBN 13: 9781137311696
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, Detroit and Turin were both sites of significant political and social upheaval. This comparative and transnational study examines the political and theoretical developments that emerged in these two "motor cities" among activist workers and political militants during these decades.

About the Author

Nicola Pizzolato is Research Fellow in the School of History at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. Since 2003 he has been researching and writing on the interplay between racial representations, political identity, and social protest in American history and has published articles in journals such as the International Review of Social History, Labor History, Quaderni Storici, and Contemporary European History.