{"product_id":"sitdown-9780472037841","title":"SitDown","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSit-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.\" —\u003ci\u003eLabor History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"LUP - University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037085630807,"sku":"9780472037841","price":31.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780472037841.jpg?v=1750934336","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sitdown-9780472037841","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}