Download or read book Revolutionary Syndicalism and French Labor: a Cause Without Rebels written by Peter N. Stearns and published by New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1971 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical account of revolutionary syndicalism of the labour movement leadership in France during the period from 1890 to 1914 and trade union and employees attitude thereto - traces the origins and ideology of syndicalism, examines the patterns of strike activity in the period, personal issues and labour relations, workers' grievances, motivational factors, etc., and concludes that no significant number of French workers wanted either violence or revolutionary change. Bibliography pp. 159 to 164, references and statistical tables.