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Silvertown : the Lost Story of a Strike that Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labor Movement.

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. Once referred to as the "Abyss" by Jack London, Silvertown was notorious for oppressive working conditi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tully, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Monthly Review Press, 2014.
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505 0 |a Acknowledgements -- Foreword / by John Callow -- Introductory comment / by John Marriott -- Author's preface -- Prologue: Wednesday 11 September 1889 -- Introduction to a forgotten struggle -- Samuel Silver's palace of industry -- Great sacrifice, great barbarism -- A time of hope -- "They want my life's blood" -- The strike gains momentum -- The workers disunited : skilled vs. unskilled at Silvertown -- "There is no justice, mercy or compassion in the plutocracy" -- November: hunger and cold -- The great strike collapses -- Epilogue -- Abbreviations used in the text and notes -- Glossary of terms -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index. 
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