How Many Machine Guns Does It Take to Cook One Meal? - The Seattle and San Francisco General Strikes

Informationen zum Autor Victoria Johnson Klappentext This historical, comparative, and cultural analysis of West Coast general strikes in 1919 and 1934 shows how strike participants were inspired by distinctly American notions of workplace democracy that can be traced back to the political philosophies of Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine. Victoria Johnson is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Zusammenfassung Explores cultural forces that shaped two pivotal events affecting the West Coast - the 1919 Seattle General Strike and the 1934 San Francisco General Strike. This title shows how strike participants were inspired by American notions of workplace democracy that can be traced back to political philosophies of Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Abbreviations 1. New Wine in Old Bottles: Rethinking American Exceptionalism 2. "A New Power and a New World": The Seattle General Strike, 1919 3. "To Organize and Control the Job": The San Francisco General Strike, 1934 4. Explaining General Strikes: The Instrumentality of Culture 5. The Making of Moral Certitude: Institutions, Identities, and Resonance Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Victoria Johnson, Victoria L. Johnson
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.03.2008
• EAN: 9780295987965
• ISBN: 978-0-295-98796-5
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books; Samuel and Althea Stroum Book,; Samuel and Althea Stroum Books; Samuel and Althea Stroum Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries