The Foreign Worker and the German Labor Movement - Xenophobia and Solidarity in the Coal Fields of the Ruhr, 1871-1914

Based on extensive research in Polish and German archives this book documents the major developments within the labor movement in the Ruhr, including the mass strikes of 1889, 1905 and 1912 and the so-called ''Polish Revolt'' of 1899. The author argues that Polish militancy generally exceeded that of native miners and calls into question the standard view of the Polish workers'' relationship to the labor movement. This revisionist book begs a reconsideration of the role that foreign labor plays in modern industrial societies.>

Product details

• Authors: John Kulczycki, John J. Kulczycki
• Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.05.1994
• EAN: 9780854963935
• ISBN: 978-0-85496-393-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Social groups, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Labour / income economics, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Trade Unions, Migration, immigration & emigration, Labour Economics, Migration, immigration and emigration, Civil rights & citizenship, Civics and citizenship, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / Unions, Social groups, communities and identities, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples