Description
| Product ID: | 9781526100290 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Bob Crow: Socialist, Leader, Fighter |
| Subtitle: | A Political Biography |
| Authors: | Author: Gregor Gall |
| Page Count: | 264 |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, Political leaders and leadership, Trade unions, Political leaders & leadership, Trade unions |
| Description: | This is the first biography of Bob Crow, the best-known union leader of his generation. It is a sympathetic but critical account, written from a radical sociological perspective. -- . Bob Crow was the most high-profile and militant union leader of his generation. This biography focuses on his leadership of the RMT union, examining and exposing a number of popular myths created about him by political opponents. Using the schema of his personal characteristics (including his public persona), his politics and the power of his members, it explains how and why he was able to punch above his weight in industrial relations and on the political stage, helping the small RMT union become as influential as many of its much larger counterparts. As RMT leader, Crow oversaw a rise in membership and promoted a more assertive and successful bargaining approach. While he failed to unite all socialists into one new party, he established himself as the leading popular critic of neo-liberalism, 'New' Labour and the age of austerity. |
| Imprint Name: | Manchester University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Manchester University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-02-27 |