Syndicalism and the transition to communism : an international comparative analysis / Ralph Darlington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darlington, Ralph, 1954-

Series:

Studies in labour history (Ashgate (Firm))

Studies in labour history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Syndicalism.

Labor unions and communism.

International labor activities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burington, VT : Ashgate, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the first two decades of the twentieth century, amidst an extraordinary international upsurge in strike action, the ideas of revolutionary syndicalism developed into a major influence within the world wide trade union movement. Through a comparative study of revolutionary syndicalism in six key countries - France, Spain Italy, America, Britain and Ireland - this book provides a broad international analysis of one of the most dynamic and radical labour movements of the twentieth century. The volume also provides the first ever systematic examination of the relationship between syndicalis

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Studies in Labour History General Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; PART 1 DYNAMICS OF THE SYNDICALIST MOVEMENT; PART 2 THE TRANSITION TO COMMUNISM; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-310) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-24111-3

9786611241117

0-7546-9015-6

OCLC:

648358696