Crisis and political beliefs
Subtitle: the case of the Colt Firearms strike
By: Marc Lendler.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New Haven, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Subjects: Colt Firearms Strike, Hartford, Conn., 1985.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-180) and index.