Strikebreaking and Intimidation Mercenaries and Masculinity in Twentieth-Century America |
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| Author:
| Norwood, Stephen H. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-2705-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2002 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $202.00 |
Book Description:
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In the first systematic study of anti-unionism and strikebreaking in the U.S., Norwood traces the history of violence between strikers and the mercenary forces (whose diverse ranks included college students, African Americans, the unemployed, and organized crime associates) called in by corporations to break strikes.
In the first systematic study of anti-unionism and strikebreaking in the U.S., Norwood traces the history of violence between strikers and the mercenary forces (whose diverse ranks included college students, African Americans, the unemployed, and organized crime associates) called in by corporations to break strikes.