Silvertown : The Lost Story of a Strike That Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labour Movement

Name: Silvertown
Brand: Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
SKU: 9781907103995
Price: 3550 KES
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ISBN: 9781907103995

by John Tully

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 1907103996

ISBN-13 9781907103995

Publisher Lawrence & Wishart Ltd

Imprint Lawrence & Wishart Ltd

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Mar 5th, 2014

Weight 516 grams

Dimensions 16.20 x 23.90 x 2.50 cms

Product Classification: British & Irish history Social & cultural history Political activism Political activism / Political engagement Industrial relations, occupational health and safety Strikes European history Social and cultural history

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Historian and novelist John Tully tells the story of the previously relatively unknown Silvertown strike, arguing for its significance to both the labour and socialist movements. Tully presents the Silvertown Strike as a source of inspiration for today's workers, in London and around the world, who continue to struggle for better workplaces.

In 1889, Samuel Winkworth Silver's rubber and electrical factory was the site of a massive worker revolt that upended the London industrial district which bore his name: Silvertown. The workers, long ignored by traditional craft unions, aligned themselves with the socialist-led 'New Unionism' movement. They shut down Silvertown and, in the process, helped to launch a more radical, modern labour movement. With a foreword by John Callow and an introductory comment by John Marriott.

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