{"product_id":"waterfront-revolts-colin-j-davis-9780252028786","title":"Waterfront Revolts: New York and London Dockworkers, 1946-61","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the decade that followed World War II, American and British dockworkers undertook a series of militant revolts against their employers, their governments, and even their union leaderships. In this in-depth comparative study, Colin Davis explores the upheavals on both sides of the Atlantic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn eye-opening look at dockworker influence in postwar industry, \u003ci\u003eWaterfront Revolts\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how workers and trade unions directly influenced Cold War politics, the economy, and culture across national borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin J. Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252028783\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252028786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.46h x 6.16w x 1.05d","brand":"Colin J. Davis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086438740223,"sku":"9780252028786","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0386377b-1c75-4867-b0b3-61d39dda50d3.jpg?v=1769094671","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/waterfront-revolts-colin-j-davis-9780252028786","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}