Every factory a fortress. The french labour mouvement in the age of F
Editorial LE LIVRE DE POCHE
Mainland Spain
- Publisher LE LIVRE DE POCHE
- ISBN13 9780821412756
- ISBN10 0821412752
- Type BOOK
- Pages 260
- Published 1999
- Bookbinding Cloth
Subjects
Social/cultural HistoryEvery factory a fortress. The french labour mouvement in the age of F
Editorial LE LIVRE DE POCHE
Mainland Spain
Book details
French trade unions played a historical role in the 1930s quite unlike that of any other labor movement. Against a backdrop of social unrest, parliamentary crisis, and impending world war, industrial unionists in the great metal-fabricating plants of the Paris Region carried out a series of street mobilizations, factory occupations, and general strikes that were virtually unique in Western history. Written in a style that evokes the vivid character of this turbulent era, Every Factory a Fortress recounts the story of the Paris metal workers who organized the largest Communist union in the Western world, reshaped industrial relations, and, ultimately, changed the course of French destinies.