Chalvet, février 1974
Subtitle: suivi de 102 documents pour servir à l'histoire des luttes ouvrières de janvier-février 1974 à la Martinique
By: Édouard de Lépine
Series: Sciences humaines -- 2; Sciences humaines (Le Teneur (Firm)) -- 2.
Publisher: Le Teneur
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Fort de France, Martinique]
Language: fre
Number of pages: 527
ISBN-13: 9782918141419
Subjects: Labor movement; History; Working class; Strikes and lockouts; General strikes; Social movements; Politics and government; Economic conditions; Social conditions
Description: Well-documented study and collection of primary documents on the confrontation at Chalvet, in the north of Martinique, on 14 February 1974. One hundred laborers on strike are sprayed with tear gas, surrounded by trucks of mobile guards, and grounded by a helicopter shooting down on the laborers. The strike is suspected of being led by leftists, who, usurping the place of the unions, who were believed to be threatening the economic and political stability of the island by manipulating the peasantry.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.