The History of American Strikes: 3 Classic Books
Labor Conflict, Industrial Unionism, and Democratic Dissent in AmericaBy William Z. Foster, John A. Hall, James C. Beeks
Length18h 12m
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The History of American Strikes: 3 Classic Books gathers three foundational examinations of labor conflict in the United States, tracing the strike as economic weapon, social drama, and instrument of political consciousness. Combining historical narrative, documentary-minded analysis, and forceful interpretive argument, the volume ranges across industrial disputes, union organization, employer resistance, and the changing meanings of collective action. Its juxtaposition of classic texts makes visible both the recurring patterns of American labor history and the contested language through which strikes have been understood. William Z. Foster, John A. Hall, and James C. Beeks write from traditions deeply engaged with the practical and intellectual history of working-class organization. Their perspectives illuminate the development of industrial unionism and the broader currents of reform, radicalism, and class politics that shaped debates over labor rights. Read together, these writers offer more than a chronology of stoppages: they reveal how strikes became sites where questions of democracy, power, wages, solidarity, and state authority were publicly negotiated. This volume is especially valuable for students of U.S. history, labor studies, political economy, and social movements, while remaining compelling for general readers. It offers the rare opportunity to compare distinct voices and methods within one focused collection, fostering a productive dialogue among historical evidence, political interpretation, and lived worker experience.
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GenreHistory, Literary Classics
Length18 hrs 12 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
130,000 Locked Out: The Great Strike of the Building Trades in Chicago
230,000 Locked Out: The Great Strike of the Building Trades in Chicago
3Introduction.
4AMALGAMATION.
5AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT.
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6DISCONTENTED LABORERS.
7ANGRY BRICKLAYERS.
8OUT OF POCKET.
9The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons
10The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons
11NEW YORK B. W. HUEBSCH, Inc. MCMXX
12IV.
13V
14VII
15VIII
16X
17XI
18XII
19XIII
20XIV
21The Great Strike on the "Q"
22The Great Strike on the "Q"
23PREFACE.
24The Great Strike on the Q.
25THE GREAT STRIKE. (pt. 1)
26THE GREAT STRIKE. (pt. 2)
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