Strike : labor, unions, and resistance in the Roman Empire / Sarah E. Bond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bond, Sarah E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor--Rome--History.

Labor.

Working class--Rome--History.

Working class.

Collective bargaining--Rome--History.

Collective bargaining.

Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.

Rome.

Rome--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xiv, 254 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

illustrations.

maps.

Other Title:

Labor, unions, and resistance in the Roman Empire

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Historian Sarah E. Bond retells the traditional story of Ancient Rome, revealing how groups of ancient workers unified, connected, and protested as they helped build an empire From plebeians refusing to join the Roman army to bakers withholding bread, this is the first book to explore how Roman workers used strikes, boycotts, riots, and rebellion to get their voices--and their labor--acknowledged. Sarah E. Bond explores Ancient Rome from a new angle to show that the history of labor conflicts and collective action goes back thousands of years, uncovering a world far more similar to our own than we realize. Workers often turned to their associations for solidarity and shared identity in the ancient world. Some of these groups even negotiated contracts, wages, and work conditions in a manner similar to modern labor unions. As the world begins to consider the value--and indeed the necessity--of unionization to protect workers, this book demonstrates that we can learn valuable lessons from ancient laborers and from attempts by the Roman government to limit their freedom" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Striking from the record

The Plebs, secession, and military strikes

We are Spartacus : labor and resistance in the Late Republic

Freedom of assembly during the fall of the Republic

Anxiety and associations in the early Roman Empire

Strikes, riots, and associations in the Roman imperial period

Castes, law, and compulsory labor in the late antiquity

Athletic factions and popular rebellion

Conclusion: Uniting ancient and modern laborers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-240) and index.

ISBN:

9780300273144

0300273142

OCLC:

1449673308