Description: A history of the global nature of the radical union, The Industrial Workers of the World
Brief description: Peter Cole is Professor of History at Western Illinois University and Research Associate at the Society, Work and Development Institute, University of the Witwatersrand. He is the author of Wobblies on the Waterfront (University of Illinois Press, 2007) and editor of Wobblies of the World (Pluto, 2017). David M. Struthers is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen. He is the editor of Wobblies of the World (Pluto, 2017). Kenyon Zimmer is Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is the author of Immigrants Against the State (University of Illinois Press, 2015) and the editor of Wobblies of the World (Pluto, 2017).
Review Quotes:
'Finally! A book about the IWW that takes seriously their global self-description. This book is a landmark and a sea beacon in the history of the planetary proletariat' Marcus Rediker, author of Slave Ship: A Human History (John Murray, 2008)
'A splendid project and a vitally important contribution to the understanding of labor as a social movement.' Paul Buhle, author of Wobblies!: A Graphic History of the Industrial Workers of the World, and Marxism in the United States
'As a second-generation member of the IWW, I am delighted to see this outstanding collection of essays on the Wobblies, their achievements, and their substantial impact despite severe repression' Noam Chomsky