More than seventy years since the Bolsheviks came to power, there is still no comprehensive study of workers' activism in history's first successful workers' revolution. Strikes and Revolution in Russia, 1917 is the first effort in any language to explore this issue in both quantitative and qualitative terms and to relate strikes to the broader processes of Russia's revolutionary transformation. Diane Koenker and William Rosenberg not only provide a new basis for understanding essential elements of Russia's social and political history in this critical period but also make a strong contribution to the literature on European labor movements. Using statistical techniques, but without letting methodology dominate their discussion, the authors examine such major problems as the mobilization of labor and management, factory relations, perceptions, the formation of social identities, and the relationship between labor protest and politics in 1917. They challenge common assumptions by showing that much strike activity in 1917 can be understood as routine, but they are also able to demonstrate how the character of strikes began to change and why. Originally published in 1990.
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By:
Diane P. Koenker,
William G. Rosenberg
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 1011
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 709g
ISBN: 9780691604961
ISBN 10: 0691604967
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
Pages: 422
Publication Date: 14 July 2014
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. ix*LIST OF FIGURES, pg. xi*LIST OF TABLES, pg. xiii*PREFACE, pg. xv*LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xix*Introduction. Understanding Strikes in 1917, pg. 3*1. The Ecology of Labor Protest at the End of the Old Regime, pg. 23*2. Strikes in 1917: An Overview, pg. 61*3. The February Revolution and the Mobilization of Labor, pg. 96*4. Management-Labor Relations in the Weeks of Conciliation, pg. 129*5. Spring Strikes and the First Coalition, pg. 151*6. Collective Action and Social Order, pg. 179*7. Perceptions of Strikes and the Nature of Strike Reporting: Social Identities and Moral Valuations, pg. 213*8. Labor Activism in Midsummer, pg. 239*9. Social Polarization and the Changing Character of Strikes in the Fall, pg. 265*10. Strikes and the Revolutionary Process, pg. 299*APPENDIX 1. Methodology and Sources, pg. 331*APPENDIX 2. Supplementary Statistical Information, pg. 347*SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 351*INDEX, pg. 377
