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Author Johnson, Victoria L. (Victoria Lee)

Title How many machine guns does it take to cook one meal? [electronic resource] : the Seattle and San Francisco general strikes / Victoria Johnson.

Imprint Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2008.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xvi, 165 p. : ill.
Series Samuel and Althea Stroum book
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-155) and index.
Contents New wine in old bottles : rethinking American exceptionalism -- "A new power and a new world" : the Seattle General Strike, 1919 -- "To organize and control the job" : the San Francisco General Strike, 1934 -- Explaining general strikes: the instrumentality of culture -- The making of moral certitude : institutions, identities, and resonance.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject General Strike, Seattle, Wash., 1919.
General Strike, San Francisco, Calif., 1934.
Strikes and lockouts -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Working class -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Labor movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
Added Title Seattle and San Francisco general strikes
ISBN 9780295987965
9780295802152 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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