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Knights Across the Atlantic: The Knights of Labor in Britain and Ireland (Studies in Labour History)
Steven Parfitt
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Description for Knights Across the Atlantic: The Knights of Labor in Britain and Ireland (Studies in Labour History)
Hardcover. DIASPORA Knights Across the Atlantic tells the story of the Knights of Labor, one of the great social movements of American history, in Britain and Ireland. Series: Studies in Labour History. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
An Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library.
The Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, the first national movement of the American working class, began in Philadelphia in 1869. Millions of Americans, white and black, men and women, became Knights between that date and 1917. But the Knights also spread beyond the borders of the United States and even beyond North America. Knights Across the Atlantic tells for the first time the full story of the Knights of Labor in Britain and Ireland, where they ... Read more
An Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library.
The Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, the first national movement of the American working class, began in Philadelphia in 1869. Millions of Americans, white and black, men and women, became Knights between that date and 1917. But the Knights also spread beyond the borders of the United States and even beyond North America. Knights Across the Atlantic tells for the first time the full story of the Knights of Labor in Britain and Ireland, where they ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Labour History
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781383186
SKU
9781781383186
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Ref
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About Steven Parfitt
Steven Parfitt is Seminar Tutor at the University of Nottingham, University Teacher at the University of Loughborough, and Lecturer at the University of Derby
Reviews for Knights Across the Atlantic: The Knights of Labor in Britain and Ireland (Studies in Labour History)
Reviews 'Well-researched and well-argued, the author extends our understanding of the U.S.-based Knights of Labor to an international arena, while all the time offering a judicious, original interpretation of comparative labor and political development.' Leon Fink, University of Illinois 'This is a further offering in Neville Kirk's excellent 'Studies in Labour History' series. In this book comparisons of American and ... Read more