Staughton Lynd: 9 books
Doing History from the Bottom Up
On E.P. Thompson, Howard Zinn, and Rebuilding the Labor Movement from Below
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
In the 1960s historians on both sides of the Atlantic began to challenge the assumptions of their colleagues and push for an understanding of history "from below." In this collection, Staughton Lynd, himself one of the pioneers of this approach, laments the passing of fellow luminaries David...
From Here to There
The Staughton Lynd Reader
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
This collection of unpublished talks and hard-to-find essays from legendary activist-historian Staughton Lynd blends themes that encourage the rejection of capitalist imperialism, while also seeking a transition to a newly organized world. The dynamic collection provides reminiscence and analysis...
by Staughton Lynd, Daniel Gross
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Legendary legal scholar Staughton Lynd teams up with influential labor organizer Daniel Gross in this exposition on solidarity unionism, the do-it-yourself workplace organizing system that is rapidly gaining prominence around the country and around the world. Lynd and Gross make the audacious argument...
Solidarity Unionism
Rebuilding the Labor Movement from Below
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
Critical reading for all who care about the future of labor, Solidarity Unionism draws deeply on Staughton Lynd’s experiences as a labor lawyer and activist in Youngstown, Ohio, and on his profound understanding of the history of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). The book helps us...
Moral Injury and Nonviolent Resistance
Breaking the Cycle of Violence in the Military and Behind Bars
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
In this thoughtful book culled from a wide range of experiences, Alice and Staughton Lynd introduce readers to what modern clinicians, philosophers, and theologians have attempted to describe as "moral injury." From combat veterans of America's foreign wars to Israeli refuseniks, and from...
Wobblies and Zapatistas
Conversations on Anarchism, Marxism and Radical History
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Wobblies and Zapatistas offers the reader an encounter between two generations and two traditions. Andrej Grubacic is an anarchist from the Balkans. Staughton Lynd is a lifelong pacifist, influenced by Marxism. They meet in dialogue in an effort to bring together the anarchist and Marxist traditions,...
Accompanying
Pathways to Social Change
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
To better understand the impact of social movements in recent years, this analysis distinguishes strategies of social change into two parts: organizing, which is characteristic of the 1960s movement in the United States, and accompaniment, which was articulated by Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador....
Lucasville
The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
In telling the story of one of the longest prison uprisings in U.S. history, in which hundreds of inmates seized a major area of an Ohio correctional facility, this chronicle examines the causes of the disturbance, what happened during its 11-day duration, and the fairness of the trials in the aftermath...
Labor Law for the Rank & Filer
Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Blending cutting-edge legal strategies for winning justice at work with a theory of dramatic, bottom-up social change, this practical guide to workers’ rights aims to make work better while reinvigorating the labor movement. A powerful organization model called solidarity unionism” is explained,...