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The London Years is the autobiography of a remarkable man and a window into a long-forgotten world. Introduction by Colin Ward Rocker was active at a time of mass immigration by impoverished Jews, who were persecuted by the right-wing press and an "anti-alien" movement which brought in the first immigration controls. Despite this difficult arena, Rocker united the tailoring trades in a mass general strike which abolished the sweatshop system in the UK. His movement was brought to a close by Government action that closed his journals and detained Rocker for years as an enemy alien. The London Years chronicles that time.
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Rudolf Rocker was a German radical who became the leader of the Yiddish-speaking Jewish anarchists in London. He introduced this mass movement to world literature, organised demonstrations of up to 25,000 against the contemporary Russian pogroms, edited Yiddish and cultural journals and set up Jewish trade unions.
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AK Press, Nottingham, UK, 2005
ISBN 10: 0907123309
ISBN 13: 9780907123309
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Softbound. Condition: Very Good. Octavo, paper covers, 232 pp. Translated from the Yiddish by Joseph Leftwich. Introduction by Colin Ward. Seller Inventory # 103066