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OverviewIn 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John TullyPublisher: Lawrence & Wishart Ltd Imprint: Lawrence & Wishart Ltd Dimensions: Width: 23.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 16.20cm ISBN: 9781907103995ISBN 10: 1907103996 Publication Date: 05 March 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword 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 EpilogueReviewsJohn Tully shows us how meticulous research and empathy for the dispossessed can recreate a past that is either forgotten or reduced to the forlorn. This is history at its best: rigorous in its use of sources and capacities to broaden our ways of seeing experience; analytically demanding in the ways it pushes us to rethink conventional wisdoms; and imaginative in the range of its arguments. Bryan D. Palmer, Canada Research Chair, Trent University This is a major contribution to labour history and to the history of East London. It is a serious work written not with the usual academic detachment, but with profound and moving empathy for the dispossessed and the exploited. This is recommended reading not only to historians and those concerned with East London, but as inspiration to those participating in today's urgent struggle against increasing social and economic injustice. Alvaro de Miranda, London East Research Institute, University of East London Author InformationJohn Tully is Lecturer in Politics and History at Victoria University in Melbourne Australia. He is author of texts that include The Devil's Milk: A Social History of Rubber, A Short History of Cambodia: From Empire to Survival; and two novels, Dark Clouds on the Mountain and Death Is the Cool Night. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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