Jewish workers and the labour movement : a comparative study of Amsterdam, London and Paris, 1870-1914 /: a comparative study of Amsterdam, London and Paris, 1870-1914. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Karin Hofmeester ; translated by Lee Mitzman.
• Other Names: Hofmeester, Karin, 1964-
• Contents: Introduction -- Part 1 Amsterdam: The social status of Jewish workers in Amsterdam -- Relations between Jews and non-Jews in the early labour movement -- A Jewish social-democratic club and the first Jewish members of the SDB -- Jewish workers see the light -- A new Jewish trade union and the rise of Jewish membership in general organizations -- Joint organization, but what about integration? -- Jewish interests in the general movement and justification for specifically Jewish labour organizations -- Part 2 London: From greeners to settlers: arrival, reception and everyday life in the East End -- The first Jewish socialist organization in the world -- Two newspapers, a club and several trade unions: the rise of the Jewish labour movement -- Reactions to the arrival and presence of the Jewish immigrants -- The first major campaigns, and the first efforts to join forces -- The English trade unions demand immigration restrictions -- The Boer War, nationalism, anti-semitism and the adoption of the Aliens Act -- The rise of the Jewish labour movement: the start of integration -- Working together proves difficult -- Integration put to the test and consolidated -- Part 3 Paris: 'Lebn vi got in Frankraykh': arrival, reception and everyday life in Paris -- Responses to the arrival and presence of the Jewish immigrants -- Political discussions at the cafe -- the origins of the Jewish labour movement -- The Dreyfus affair and relations between the Jewish and French labour movements -- The joint struggle against anti-semitism and the first Jewish unions -- The establishment of Jewish branches of French trade unions -- The Intersektsionen Byuro is established -- Jewish branches and trade unions and their interaction with French unions -- Amsterdam, London and Paris: a comparison.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (362 pages)
• Subjects: 331.88/089/92404; Jewish labor unions -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- History; Jewish labor unions -- England -- London -- History; Jewish labor unions -- France -- Paris -- History; Labor movement -- Cross-cultural studies; Jewish labor unions; Labor movement; Arbeidersbeweging; Joden; Arbeiter; Gewerkschaftsbewegung; Internationaler Vergleich; England -- London; France -- Paris; Netherlands -- Amsterdam; Juden; Cross-cultural studies; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351925303
• Related ISBNs: 135192530X
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