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Workers who loaded and unloaded ships have formed a distinctive
occupational group over the past two centuries. As trade expanded
so the numbers of dock labourers increased and became concentrated
in the major ports of the world. This ambitious two-volume project
goes beyond existing individual studies of dock workers to develop
a genuinely comparative international perspective over a long
historical period. Volume 1 contains studies of 22 major ports
worldwide. Built around an agreed framework of issues, these 'port
studies' examine the type of workers who dominated dock labour,
their race, class and ethnicity, the working conditions of dockers
and the role of government as employer, arbitrator and supporter.
The studies also detail how dockers organized their labour,
patterns of strike action and involvement in political
organizations. The structure of the port city is also outlined and
descriptions given of the waterside environment. These areas of
investigation form the basis for a series of 11 thematic studies
which comprise Volume 2. Drawing on the information provided in the
port studies, these essays identify important aspects and recurring
themes, and explain how and why particular cases diverge from the
rest. The final chapter of the book synthesizes the various
approaches taken to offer a model which suggests several
configurations of dock labour and presents suggestions for future
research. This major scholarly achievement represents the most
sustained attempt to date to provide a comparative international
history of dock labour. An annotated bibliography completes this
essential reference work.
This book, based on the Saboteur Short Listed spoken word show, is
one boy's story as he grows up loving all things Sci-Fi, Horror and
Fantasy. It combines anecdotes and opinions with poetry inspired by
the genres and his own life. Funny, informative and at times
touching, this book is a love letter to all those TV programmes,
films, books and games that have meant so much to so many. Some
comments about the show left on the Saboteur Awards website: "A
witty and wonderful trip through Sci-Fi and comic fandom. A great
balance of comedy, pathos and poetry" "Awesome!" "CHOPPER LIVES!"
"Colin is a fantastic writer and uses every word to great effect.
Nothing is wasted." "Cos I get mentioned, Regards, Phantom." "For a
show which is about Sci-Fi, it manages to include non-fans and not
alienate them (pun not intended, or should it have been?)" "Witty
and intelligent - warm and nostalgic. His timing and delivery are
wonderful!"
Deep-sea fishing has always been a hazardous occupation, with crews
facing gale-force winds, huge waves and swells, and unrelenting
rain and snow. For those New England and British fishermen whose
voyages took them hundreds of miles from the coastline, life was
punctuated by strenuous work, grave danger, and frequent fear.
Unsurprisingly, every fishing port across the world has memorials
to those lost at sea. During the 1960s and 1970s, these seafaring
workers experienced new hardships. As modern fleets from many
nations intensified their hunt for fish, they found themselves in
increasing competition for disappearing prey. Colin J. Davis
details the unfolding drama as New England and British fishermen
and their wives, partners, and families reacted to this
competition. Rather than acting as bystanders to these crises, the
men and women chronicled in Contested and Dangerous Seas became
fierce advocates for the health of the Atlantic Ocean fisheries and
for their families' livelihoods.
During the decade that followed the end of World War II, American
and English dockworkers undertook a series of militant revolts
against their employers, their governments, and even their union
leaderships. In this in-depth comparative study. Colin J. Davis
draws on a wide range of sources to explore 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, working conditions, and
cold war politics shaped waterfront uprisings and the state's
response to them. He explores other key differences between
American and British labor, such as the cultural forces that led to
the emergence of rank-and-file dockworkers' movements, degree of
governmental oversight, methods of obtaining work, and specifics of
ethnic and racial identification. Addressing questions of why
dockworkers were such influential forces in the postwar industrial
arena, Waterfront Revolts reveals how workers and trade unions
directly influenced cold war politics, the economy, and
culture--even across national borders.
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