Publication

2017 - Pluto Press, England

Language

English

Word Count

78,000 words, Guess

Page Count

312 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100745399592
  • ISBN-139780745399591
  • OCLC Control Number1007369246
  • Better World Books9780745399591
  • Better World BooksO9-BQM-052
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC331.88/60973
  • LCCHD8055.I5 W63 2017
  • LCCHD8055

Description

"The Industrial Workers of the World is a union unlike any other. Founded in 1905 in Chicago, it rapidly gained members across the world thanks to its revolutionary, internationalist outlook. By using powerful organising methods including direct-action and direct-democracy, it put power in the hands of workers. This philosophy is labeled as ‘revolutionary industrial unionism’ and the members called, affectionately, ‘Wobblies’. This book is the first to look at the history of the IWW from an international perspective. Bringing together a group of leading scholars, it includes lively accounts from a number of diverse countries including Australia, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Sweden, and Ireland, which reveal a fascinating story of global anarchism, syndicalism and socialism"--Publisher's website.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Wildcat : workers' movements and global capitalism

Other Editions

  • Wobblies of the world: a global history of the IWWPluto Press2017-01-01

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