{"product_id":"the-future-in-our-past-the-general-strike-1926-2026-callum-cant-and-matthew-lee","title":"The Future in our Past: The General Strike, 1926\/2026 – Callum Cant and Matthew Lee","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable for global shipping, except in US and Canada where it is still a preorder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fresh, accessible history of the 1926 General Strike on its centenary – telling a story of working-class community then and now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Future in Our Past\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003etells the story of the 1926 General Strike on its centenary. It is a compelling on-the-ground account of how workers brought the country to a standstill for nine extraordinary days. Callum Cant and Matthew Lee take us on a journey through a Britain living on its nerves, from the London docklands to the South Wales coalfields and the railways and warehouses of middle England. Churchill feared that labour militancy presaged a Bolshevik-style revolution. The question of power hung in the air as rank-and-file militants pursued a chaotic, improvised and wildly uneven confrontation with the British ruling class.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is social history at its most immediate and relevant. Cant and Lee revisit the communities where the struggle burned brightest, uncovering the lessons the General Strike holds for labour movements today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This radical approach to the General Strike places the TUC’s collective failure to believe centrally amongst the causes for its defeat. Today, it uncovers opportunities where others have emphasised weakness. It should be widely read\"\u003cbr\u003e- Huw Beynon, coauthor of \u003cem\u003eThe Shadow of the Mine \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A superb, innovative approach that interweaves a vivid historical account of the epic General Strike with perceptive social reportage on workers’ struggles in the transformed world of employment today\"\u003cbr\u003e- Ralph Darlington, author of \u003cem\u003eLabour Revolt in Britain 1910–14\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback \/ \u003cspan\u003e160 pages \/ April 2026 \/ 9781836742616\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42543004975189,"sku":null,"price":206.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0006\/7554\/5141\/files\/Screenshot_2521.png?v=1780068379","url":"https:\/\/shop.workingclasshistory.com\/en-se\/products\/the-future-in-our-past-the-general-strike-1926-2026-callum-cant-and-matthew-lee","provider":"Working Class History | Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}