Revolution And Counterrevolution: Class Struggle in a Moscow Metal Factory

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Revolution And Counterrevolution: Class Struggle in a Moscow Metal Factory
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kevin Murphy
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:234
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreRevolutions, uprisings and rebellions
ISBN/Barcode 9781931859509
ClassificationsDewey:947.0841
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher Haymarket Books
Imprint Haymarket Books
Publication Date 18 October 2007
Publication Country United States

Description

Based on exhaustive research in four factory-specific archives, Murphy's Revolution and Counterrevolution is unquestionably the most thorough investigation to date on working-class life in Moscow during the revolutionary era. It is an exciting contribution to the discussion about class and the Russian revolution from Murphy, who is a history lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and specialist in the Russian Revolution and Soviet society.

Author Biography

Kevin Murphy teaches history at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. His current writing projects include A People's History of the Russian Revolution and a study of the role of trade unions in Soviet society.

Reviews

"An excellent close examination of the revolution from below." China Mieville, October "The most thorough investigation to date on working-class life during the revolutionary era, reviving the memory of the incredible gains for liberty and equality that the 1917 revolution brought about." -New Socialist "An excellent close examination of the revolution from below." -China Mieville, October