The Origins Of The French Labor Movement 1830–1914: The Socialism Of Skilled Workers
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Before the age of mass industrial unionism, a quieter but no less fierce revolution was taking shape in the workshops and ateliers of nineteenth-century France. The Origins of the French Labor Movement 1830–1914: The Socialism of Skilled Workers chronicles the rise of a distinctly French brand of socialism, one forged not in factories but among the artisans, craftsmen, and skilled tradespeople who constituted the backbone of the pre-industrial working class. Bernard H. Moss argues that the socialist ideology which animated early French trade unionism was rooted in the traditions and aspirations of skilled workers, offering a compelling challenge to orthodox Marxist interpretations that privilege the industrial proletariat. Drawing on rich archival research, Moss presents a meticulously detailed account of labor organization, political culture, and class consciousness across nearly a century of French history. His work illuminates the deep tensions between craft-based collectivism and the encroaching forces of industrial capitalism, revealing how the legacies of 1830 continued to shape the strategies and ideals of French workers well into the twentieth century. A landmark contribution to labor history and the history of European socialism, this study leaves the reader questioning just how much of what we call modern politics was, in fact, built on far older foundations.
Author: Bernard H. Moss
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, University of California Press
Genre: European history
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Before the age of mass industrial unionism, a quieter but no less fierce revolution was taking shape in the workshops and ateliers of nineteenth-century France. The Origins of the French Labor Movement 1830–1914: The Socialism of Skilled Workers chronicles the rise of a distinctly French brand of socialism, one forged not in factories but among the artisans, craftsmen, and skilled tradespeople who constituted the backbone of the pre-industrial working class. Bernard H. Moss argues that the socialist ideology which animated early French trade unionism was rooted in the traditions and aspirations of skilled workers, offering a compelling challenge to orthodox Marxist interpretations that privilege the industrial proletariat. Drawing on rich archival research, Moss presents a meticulously detailed account of labor organization, political culture, and class consciousness across nearly a century of French history. His work illuminates the deep tensions between craft-based collectivism and the encroaching forces of industrial capitalism, revealing how the legacies of 1830 continued to shape the strategies and ideals of French workers well into the twentieth century. A landmark contribution to labor history and the history of European socialism, this study leaves the reader questioning just how much of what we call modern politics was, in fact, built on far older foundations.