Dynamite: The Story of Class Violence in America, 1830-1930

by Louis Adamic

Book Overview

"Dynamite harkens back to an era of American capitalism a little less glossy, a little bloodier, and with striking parallels to today."--Feminist Review

Labor disputes have produced more violence over a longer period of time in the United States than in any other industrialized country in the world. From the 1890s to the 1930s, hardly a year passed without a serious--and often deadly--clash between workers and management...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904859747
• ISBN13: 9781904859741
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: AK Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.3"