{"product_id":"silvertown-john-tully-9781583674345","title":"Silvertown: The Lost Story of a Strike That Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labor Movement","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1889, Samuel Winkworth Silver's rubber and electrical factory\u003cbr\u003ewas the site of a massive worker revolt that upended the London\u003cbr\u003eindustrial district which bore his name: Silvertown. Once referred\u003cbr\u003eto as the \"Abyss\" by Jack London, Silvertown was notorious for\u003cbr\u003eoppressive working conditions and the relentless grind of production\u003cbr\u003esuffered by its largely unorganized, unskilled workers. These\u003cbr\u003eworkers, fed-up with their lot and long ignored by traditional craft\u003cbr\u003eunions, aligned themselves with the socialist-led \"New Unionism\"\u003cbr\u003emovement. Their ensuing strike paralyzed Silvertown for three\u003cbr\u003emonths. The strike leaders-- including Tom Mann, Ben Tillett, \u003cbr\u003eEleanor Marx, and Will Thorne--and many workers viewed the\u003cbr\u003etrade union struggle as part of a bigger fight for a \"co-operative\u003cbr\u003ecommonwealth.\" With this goal in mind, they shut down Silvertown\u003cbr\u003eand, in the process, helped to launch a more radical, modern\u003cbr\u003elabor movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorian and novelist John Tully, author of the monumental social\u003cbr\u003ehistory of the rubber industry The Devil's Milk, tells the story\u003cbr\u003eof the Silvertown strike in vivid prose. He rescues the uprising--\u003cbr\u003eovershadowed by other strikes during this period--from relative\u003cbr\u003eobscurity and argues for its significance to both the labor and socialist\u003cbr\u003emovements. And, perhaps most importantly, Tully presents\u003cbr\u003ethe Silvertown Strike as a source of inspiration for today's workers, \u003cbr\u003ein London and around the world, who continue to struggle for better\u003cbr\u003eworkplaces and the vision of a \"co-operative commonwealth.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Tully\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1583674349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781583674345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monthly Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.57h x 6.00w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 333","brand":"John Tully","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47202977874175,"sku":"9781583674345","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80d9d4cd-bf92-4e0c-9c9b-da75e93833a6.jpg?v=1756833959","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/silvertown-john-tully-9781583674345","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}