Rebellious Families

Jan Kok received his doctorate from the Free University of Amsterdam where he also taught history before moving to the International Institute of Social History where he combined studies in historical demography with work on a large database, the Historical Sample of the Netherlands. Since 1999 he has also been research director of the program "Household and Labour" of the N.W. Posthumus Institute.

• List of Tables, Figures and MapsPrefaceJan KokChapter 1. IntroductionMarcel van der LindenChapter 2. Early British Labour Movements in Relation to Family NeedsEileen Janes YeoChapter 3. Weaving Survival in the Tapestry of Village Life. Strategies and Status in the Silesian Weaver Revolt of 1844Christina von HodenbergChapter 4. The Case of Clarinna Stringer: Strategic Options and the Household Economy in Late Nineteenth-Century AustraliaBruce ScatesChapter 5. Family and Unionisation in the Bricklaying Trade in Turn-of-the-Century MadridJustin ByrneChapter 6. ‘Who Will Look after the Kiddies?’ Households and Collective Action during the Dublin Lockout, 1913Theresa MoriartyChapter 7. Family Ties and Labour Activism among Silk Workers in Northeastern Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 1900–1920Bonnie StepenoffChapter 8. The Trade Union as Survival Strategy. The Case of Amsterdam Construction Workers in the First Quarter of the Twentieth CenturyHenk WalsChapter 9. High-Cost Activism and the Worker Household: Interests, Commitment, and the Costs of Revolutionary Activism in a Philippine Plantation RegionRosanne RuttenChapter 10. Retreat from Collective Protest: Household, Gender, Work and Popular Opposition in Stalinist HungaryMark PittawayChapter 11. ConclusionMarcel van der LindenNotes on ContributorsIndex

“... opens up a promising new field of historical research: the intersection of labor and family history. The authors provide insightful case studies in several countries ... [They] offer a wealth of new perspectives and disclose a number of aspects neglected by social historians ... A worthwhile and welcome book.”·  International Academy for Marital Spirituality Review"The book makes a valuable contribution to labor history by broadening the range of factors – family structure, community solidarity, and gender – that researchers need to consider when accounting for collective action. It will benefit university students as well as professional historians."   · History: Review of New Books