03971nam 2200745 a 450 991095833420332120240418050544.09780295802152029580215410.1515/9780295802152(CKB)2550000000042926(EBL)3444351(OCoLC)744362083(SSID)ssj0000523233(PQKBManifestationID)11342458(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523233(PQKBWorkID)10542196(PQKB)10721448(MdBmJHUP)muse13479(Au-PeEL)EBL3444351(CaPaEBR)ebr10486833(CaONFJC)MIL810548(MiAaPQ)EBC3444351(Perlego)723565(DE-B1597)726039(DE-B1597)9780295802152(EXLCZ)99255000000004292620070918d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow many machine guns does it take to cook one meal? the Seattle and San Francisco general strikes /Victoria Johnson1st ed.Seattle University of Washington Pressc20081 online resource (182 p.)Samuel and Althea Stroum book"A Samuel and Althea Stroum book."9780295987965 0295987960 Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-155) and index.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.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. Johnson examines the powerful stories and practices from our own egalitarian traditions that resonated with these workers and that have too often been dismissed by observers of the American labor movement. Ultimately, she argues that organized labor's failure to draw on these traditions in later decades contributed to its decreasing capacity to mobilize workers as well as to the increasing conservatism of American political culture. This book will appeal to scholars of western and labor history, sociology, and political science, as well as to anyone interested in the intersection of labor and culture. Samuel and Althea Stroum BooksSeattle and San Francisco general strikesGeneral Strike, Seattle, Wash., 1919General Strike, San Francisco, Calif., 1934Strikes and lockoutsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryWorking classUnited StatesHistory20th centuryLabor movementUnited StatesHistory20th centuryGeneral Strike, Seattle, Wash., 1919.General Strike, San Francisco, Calif., 1934.Strikes and lockoutsHistoryWorking classHistoryLabor movementHistory331.892/5097946109044Johnson Victoria L(Victoria Lee)1801524MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910958334203321How many machine guns does it take to cook one meal4346800UNINA