{"product_id":"2026100011077-secondhand-the-general-strike-of-1926-a-history","title":"The General Strike Of 1926: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn nine tense days in May 1926, Britain came closer to a class confrontation than at any other point in the twentieth century — and The General Strike of 1926: A History stands as one of the most authoritative accounts of that seismic event. John Murray chronicles the dramatic unfolding of the strike from its roots in the coal industry crisis, through the Trade Union Congress's fateful decision to call a national stoppage, to the eventual capitulation that left miners abandoned and bitter. Written from a distinctly labour-sympathetic perspective and prefaced by a foreword from the prominent communist MP William Gallacher, the work presents the struggle not merely as an industrial dispute but as a decisive moment in the long conflict between capital and organised labour in Britain.\n\nMurray's narrative is vigorous and partisan, grounded in the lived experience of working-class communities and enriched by a deep engagement with the political machinations of the Baldwin government and the TUC leadership. Published by the left-leaning Lawrence and Wishart in 1951, the book occupies an important place in the canon of socialist historiography, offering a corrective to establishment accounts that downplayed the strike's revolutionary potential. For readers seeking to understand the fault lines of modern British society — and why 1926 still resonates in debates about trade union power, solidarity, and state authority — this history remains as urgent and compelling as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572732498139,"sku":"2026100011077-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9075afac-3659-484c-9072-ed07585619a7.png?v=1791167394","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100011077-secondhand-the-general-strike-of-1926-a-history","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}