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In this classic study, Sidney Fine portrays the dramatic events of the 1936-37 Flint Sit-down Strike against General Motors, which catapulted the UAW into prominence and touched off a wave of sit-down strikes across the United States.

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Sit-Down is everything that a work of historical scholarship should be. It is impeccably organized, is drawn from an exhaustive examination of primary sources, exhibits the author's balanced judgment, and is written with clarity and a certain grace." —Labor History

"Fine has meticulously documented what was perhaps the most important strike in American history . . . a splendid story [and] an excellent reminder of the persistence of certain types of political and social behavior. Rewarding and provocative." —The Nation

"Sidney Fine's Sit-Down: The General Motors Strike of 1936-1937 is. . . an example of scrupulous, liberal scholarship at its best. . . . It also makes for quite exciting reading." —New York Times Book Review

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      Publisher LUP - University of Michigan Press
      Published 10/29/2020 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780472037841
      978-0472037841
      ISBN-10 0472037846
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      Industrial relations, occupational health Personnel and human resources

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this classic study, Sidney Fine portrays the dramatic events of the 1936-37 Flint Sit-down Strike against General Motors, which catapulted the UAW into prominence and touched off a wave of sit-down strikes across the United States.

      Trade Review
      Sit-Down is everything that a work of historical scholarship should be. It is impeccably organized, is drawn from an exhaustive examination of primary sources, exhibits the author's balanced judgment, and is written with clarity and a certain grace." —Labor History

      "Fine has meticulously documented what was perhaps the most important strike in American history . . . a splendid story [and] an excellent reminder of the persistence of certain types of political and social behavior. Rewarding and provocative." —The Nation

      "Sidney Fine's Sit-Down: The General Motors Strike of 1936-1937 is. . . an example of scrupulous, liberal scholarship at its best. . . . It also makes for quite exciting reading." —New York Times Book Review

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