| Description |
1 online resource (x, 186 pages) |
| Contents |
1. The Times That Try Men's Souls -- 2. Irrepressible Conflict -- 3. A Rather Substantial Commitment -- 4. A General Attention to Public Affairs -- 5. Horatio Alger to Robin Hood -- 6. Reconstructing the Political Spectacle -- 7. A Vernal Morning, and the Day After |
| Summary |
Does the political thinking of ordinary citizens change during periods of crisis? Marc Lendler addresses this question by investigating the story behind an unusually prolonged and ultimately successful strike - a five-year conflict at the Colt Firearms Company in Hartford, Connecticut, in the 1980s. Lendler documents how the participants' political consciousness evolved during this period, showing what they thought about American politics and institutions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-180) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Colt Firearms Strike, Hartford, Conn., 1985.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
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Connecticut -- Hartford.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780300146363 |
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0300146361 |
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