Knights across the Atlantic : the Knights of Labor in Britain and Ireland

Knights across the Atlantic the Knights of Labor in Britain and Ireland

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 S...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Parfitt, Steven, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press 2016.
Series:Studies in labour history (Liverpool University Press) ; 7.
Subjects:
Knights of Labor.
Labor unions > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Labor unions > Ireland > History > 19th century.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009422345806719
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: The World of the Knights of Labor
  • 1: Origins
  • 2: The Rise of a Transnational Movement
  • 3: Organisation, Culture and Gender
  • 4: The Knights in Industry
  • 5: The Knights and Politics
  • 6: The Knights and the Unions
  • 7: The Fall of a Transnational Movement
  • Conclusion: The Knights of Labor in Britain and Ireland
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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