| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 165 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
"A Samuel and Althea Stroum book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-155) and index. |
| Contents |
New wine in old bottles: rethinking American exceptionalism -- "A new power and a new world": the Seattle General Strike, 1919 -- "To organize and control the job": the San Francisco General Strike, 1934 -- Explaining general strikes: the instrumentality of culture -- The making of moral certitude: institutions, identities, and resonance. |
| Summary |
How Many Machine Guns Does It Take to Cook One Meal? explores the cultural forces that shaped two pivotal events affecting the entire West Coast: the 1919 Seattle General Strike and the 1934 San Francisco General Strike. In contrast to traditional approaches that downplay culture or focus on the role of socialists or communists, Victoria Johnson shows how strike participants were inspired by distinctly American notions of workplace democracy that can be traced back to the political philosophies of Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine. --From publisher's description. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
General Strike (San Francisco, California : 1934) |
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General Strike (Seattle, Washington : 1919) |
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General Strike, Seattle, Wash., 1919.
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General Strike, San Francisco, Calif., 1934.
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Strikes and lockouts -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Strikes and lockouts. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Working class -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Working class. |
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Labor movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Labor movement. |
| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1919 |
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Geschichte 1934 |
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1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Seattle and San Francisco general strikes |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Johnson, Victoria L. (Victoria Lee). How many machine guns does it take to cook one meal? Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2008 9780295987965 (DLC) 2007038317 (OCoLC)173243813 |
| ISBN |
9780295802152 (electronic book) |
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0295802154 (electronic book) |
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9780295987965 |
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0295987960 |
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