This analysis of strikes is concerned mainly with the sociology of industrial conflict in Britain but including some international comparisons. The author has focused on the causes of industrial disputes and their meanings for those involved, aiming to present the views and theories of others rather than original views of his own. In this 4th edition, the main text has been left largely unaltered, beyond updating the statistical tables and commentaries on trends, while the concluding chapter seeks to bring the argument up to date and gives some attention to issues of theory and interpretation which are raised in the body of the book. The guide to further reading has also been updated. Richard Hyman is also author of "Industrial Relations - A Marxist Introduction", "The New Working Class?" (co-editor) and "The Political Economy of Industrial Relations".
- ISBN10 0333473604
- ISBN13 9780333473603
- Publish Date 15 March 1989 (first published September 1972)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 January 1997
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition 4th Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 257
- Language English