Struggle or Starve

Working-Class Unity in Belfast's 1932 Outdoor Relief Riots

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Labour & Industrial Relations, History, Ireland, Government, Communism & Socialism
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Author: Seán Mitchell ISBN: 9781608467488
Publisher: Haymarket Books Publication: June 15, 2017
Imprint: Haymarket Books Language: English
Author: Seán Mitchell
ISBN: 9781608467488
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Publication: June 15, 2017
Imprint: Haymarket Books
Language: English

In October 1932, the streets of Belfast were gripped by vicious and widespread rioting that lasted the best part of a week. Thousands of unarmed demonstrators fought extended pitched battles against heavily-armed police. Unemployed workers and, indeed, whole working-class communities, dug trenches and built barricades to hold off the police assault. The event became known as the Outdoor Relief Riot-one of a very few instances in which class sympathy managed to trump sectarian loyalties in a city famous for its divisions.

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In October 1932, the streets of Belfast were gripped by vicious and widespread rioting that lasted the best part of a week. Thousands of unarmed demonstrators fought extended pitched battles against heavily-armed police. Unemployed workers and, indeed, whole working-class communities, dug trenches and built barricades to hold off the police assault. The event became known as the Outdoor Relief Riot-one of a very few instances in which class sympathy managed to trump sectarian loyalties in a city famous for its divisions.

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