{"product_id":"the-last-great-strike-ahmed-white-9780520285613","title":"The Last Great Strike: Little Steel, the Cio, and the Struggle for Labor Rights in New Deal America","description":"In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as \"Little Steel.\" The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiunion repression, abide by the newly enacted federal labor law, and recognize their union. For two months a grinding struggle unfolded, punctuated by bloody clashes in which police, company agents, and National Guardsmen ruthlessly beat and shot unionists. At least sixteen died and hundreds more were injured before the strike ended in failure. The violence and brutality of the Little Steel Strike became legendary. In many ways it was the last great strike in modern America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Traditionally the Little Steel Strike has been understood as a modest setback for steel workers, one that actually confirmed the potency of New Deal reforms and did little to impede the progress of the labor movement. However, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Great Strike\u003c\/i\u003e tells a different story about the conflict and its significance for unions and labor rights. More than any other strike, it laid bare the contradictions of the industrial labor movement, the resilience of corporate power, and the limits of New Deal liberalism at a crucial time in American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ahmed White\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520285611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520285613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016 pg. 118","brand":"Ahmed White","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919954018559,"sku":"9780520285613","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0b534f63-fe0e-4465-9789-9f3c8137021c.jpg?v=1680812830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-great-strike-ahmed-white-9780520285613","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}