Live Working or Die Fighting
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Author: Mason, Paul
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 320
A Chinese woman pushes her way to the front of a hiring queue outside a factory in Shenzhen.... A Bolivian miner, without light or ventilation, crawls deep inside a deserted mine... A group of Somali cleaners files into an investment bank in London s Canary Wharf... lobalisation has created a whole new working class and they are reliving stories that were first played out a century ago. In Live Working or Die Fighting, Paul Mason tells the story of this new working class alongside the epic history of the global labour movement, from its formation in the factories of the 1800s to its near destruction by fascism in the 1930s. Along the way he provides a Who Do You Think You Are? for the anti-globalisation movement, uncovering startling parallels between the issues that confronted the original anti-capitalists and those who have taken to the streets in Seattle, Genoa and beyond. Blending exhilarating historical narrative with reportage from today s front line, he links the lives of 19th-century factory girls with the lives of teenagers in a giant Chinese mobile phone factory; he tells the story of how mass trade unions were born in London s Docklands and how they re being
Author: Mason, Paul
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 320
A Chinese woman pushes her way to the front of a hiring queue outside a factory in Shenzhen.... A Bolivian miner, without light or ventilation, crawls deep inside a deserted mine... A group of Somali cleaners files into an investment bank in London s Canary Wharf... lobalisation has created a whole new working class and they are reliving stories that were first played out a century ago. In Live Working or Die Fighting, Paul Mason tells the story of this new working class alongside the epic history of the global labour movement, from its formation in the factories of the 1800s to its near destruction by fascism in the 1930s. Along the way he provides a Who Do You Think You Are? for the anti-globalisation movement, uncovering startling parallels between the issues that confronted the original anti-capitalists and those who have taken to the streets in Seattle, Genoa and beyond. Blending exhilarating historical narrative with reportage from today s front line, he links the lives of 19th-century factory girls with the lives of teenagers in a giant Chinese mobile phone factory; he tells the story of how mass trade unions were born in London s Docklands and how they re being
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Mason, Paul
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 320
A Chinese woman pushes her way to the front of a hiring queue outside a factory in Shenzhen.... A Bolivian miner, without light or ventilation, crawls deep inside a deserted mine... A group of Somali cleaners files into an investment bank in London s Canary Wharf... lobalisation has created a whole new working class and they are reliving stories that were first played out a century ago. In Live Working or Die Fighting, Paul Mason tells the story of this new working class alongside the epic history of the global labour movement, from its formation in the factories of the 1800s to its near destruction by fascism in the 1930s. Along the way he provides a Who Do You Think You Are? for the anti-globalisation movement, uncovering startling parallels between the issues that confronted the original anti-capitalists and those who have taken to the streets in Seattle, Genoa and beyond. Blending exhilarating historical narrative with reportage from today s front line, he links the lives of 19th-century factory girls with the lives of teenagers in a giant Chinese mobile phone factory; he tells the story of how mass trade unions were born in London s Docklands and how they re being
Author: Mason, Paul
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 320
A Chinese woman pushes her way to the front of a hiring queue outside a factory in Shenzhen.... A Bolivian miner, without light or ventilation, crawls deep inside a deserted mine... A group of Somali cleaners files into an investment bank in London s Canary Wharf... lobalisation has created a whole new working class and they are reliving stories that were first played out a century ago. In Live Working or Die Fighting, Paul Mason tells the story of this new working class alongside the epic history of the global labour movement, from its formation in the factories of the 1800s to its near destruction by fascism in the 1930s. Along the way he provides a Who Do You Think You Are? for the anti-globalisation movement, uncovering startling parallels between the issues that confronted the original anti-capitalists and those who have taken to the streets in Seattle, Genoa and beyond. Blending exhilarating historical narrative with reportage from today s front line, he links the lives of 19th-century factory girls with the lives of teenagers in a giant Chinese mobile phone factory; he tells the story of how mass trade unions were born in London s Docklands and how they re being
Live Working or Die Fighting
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