Description
The story of one of the most important strikes in labour history revealing the significance and truth of what actually happened.
About the Author
Louise Raw is a Labour historian with a background in the Trade Union movement and political campaigning. She has spoken throughout the world and in the media about her research into the matchwomen's strike. She has appeared on television and radio as well as delivering many talks in the local and Union communities. Sheila Rowbotham is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK. The author of the seminal works A Century of Women: The History of Women in Britain and the US (Penguin) and Promise of a Dream: Remembering the Sixties (Penguin), a symposium on her historical work was organised at the American Historical Association in 1994.
Reviews
"'In a careful reconstruction of events, Raw exposes inaccuracies in the standard accounts... [she] tells a great story with a terrific cast of characters... parts of the book read like a detective story, with Raw ingenious in tracking down the strike leaders.'-Times Higher Education"
Book Information
ISBN 9781441114266
Author Dr Louise Raw
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Continuum Publishing Corporation
Publisher Continuum Publishing Corporation
Weight(grams) 656g