Waterfront Revolts: New York and London Dockworkers, 1946-61

by Colin J. Davis

During the decade that followed World War II, American and British dockworkers undertook a series of militant revolts against their employers, their governments, and even their union leaderships. In this in-depth comparative study, Colin Davis explores the upheavals on both sides of the Atlantic.

Davis examines the dynamics of work and work stoppage along the two pivotal waterfronts, showing how issues of race, organized crime, union affiliation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252028783
• ISBN13: 9780252028786
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.5"