Live Working or Die Fighting - How The Working Class Went Global (Paperback)

Globalisation 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 through its near destruction by fascism in the 1930s and up to today's anti-globalisation movement. 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 reinvented by the migrant cleaners in skyscrapers that stand on the very same spot. It is a story of urban slums, self-help co-operatives, choirs and brass bands, free love and self-education by candlelight. And, as the author shows, in the developing industrial economies of the world it is still with us. Live Working or Die Fighting celebrates a common history of defiance, idealism and self-sacrifice, one as alive and active today as it was two hundred years ago. It is a unique and inspirational book.

General

Imprint:	Vintage
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2008
Authors:	Paul Mason
Dimensions:	198 x 130 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-09-949288-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Globalization Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Promotions
LSN:	0-09-949288-1
Barcode:	9780099492887

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