Revisiting the General Strike of 1926: When Workers Were Ready To Dare - Couverture souple

Kimber, Charlie; Cox, Judy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1917020570 ISBN 13 : 9781917020572

Editeur : Bookmarks Publications, 2026

Synopsis

Can the centenary of the 1926 General Strike speak to a new generation of activists?

Charlie Kimber and Judy Cox show there are compelling reasons to revisit the events of 1926 in a way which highlights its continuing relevance for those resisting inequality, war and imperialism today. Shows 1926 saw much greater radicalism - and repression - than often portrayed; Chapter on the role played by women in the General Strike and miners' lockout that followed; Examines the impact on literature - from A Scots Quair to Ellen Wilkinson's Clash and even D.H. Lawrence; Shows how the General Strike was part of wider revolts against the British Empire in India, Hong Kong and elsewhere and how links of solidarity between these struggles were created; Explores the role of general strikes from Chartism to the Russian Revolution, to more recently the Arab Spring of 2011- 12, in the revolt over pensions in France in 2022-3; and what role it has in the fight for Palestinian liberation today.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Charlie Kimber is the former editor of Socialist Worker and co-author of The Revival of Resistance: The 2022-3 Strikes. Judy Cox is the author of The Women's Revolution: Russia 1905-1917, The Rebellious Daughters of History and William Blake: Scourge of Tyrants.

Judy Cox is the author of The Women's Revolution: Russia 1905-1917, The Rebellious Daughters of History and William Blake: Scourge of Tyrants.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bookmarks Publications
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1917020570
• ISBN 13: 9781917020572
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 244
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible