We shall not be moved
Subtitle: How Liverpool's working class fought redundancies, closures and cuts in the age of Thatcher
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: Feb 01, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780719095764
Description: "The city of Liverpool had frequently been prone to industrial unrest for most of its recent history, but it was the dawn of Thatcher and the sanctioning of neoliberal economic strategies which made Liverpool a nucleus of resistance against the encroaching tide of right-wing politics and sweeping de-industrialisation. This critique explores six case studies which will illustrate how elements of a highly politicised local working-class fought against the rapid rise in forced redundancies and industrial closures. Some of their responses included strikes, factory occupations, the organisation and politicisation of the unemployed, consent to radical left-wing municipal politics, as well as tacit endorsement a period of violent civil unrest. This critique concludes that in the range, intensity and use of innovative tactics deployed during these conflicts, Liverpool was distinctive."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Source title: We shall not be moved: How Liverpool's working class fought redundancies, closures and cuts in the age of Thatcher