Marcel van der Linden is Research Director of the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam; professor in the history of social movements at the University of Amsterdam; and executive editor of the International Review of Social History

'This fine wolume [is] a model of clarity and concision...' Economic History Society 'Collections of essays do not usually work as a book but this one is certainly an exception.' Labor History

• Contents: Preface; Introduction; The First International (1864-76): a reinterpretation; The national integration of European working classes (1871-1914): exploring the causal configuration; The rise and fall of revolutionary syndicalism (1890-1940); Second thoughts on revolutionary syndicalism; Communist parties: the first generation (1918-23); Metamorphoses of European social democracy (1870-2000); The aftermath of '1968': interactions of workers', youth and women's movements; Crossing the borders of US-American Labour History; International trade unionism: a long view; Doing comparative labour history: some preliminaries; How normal is the 'normal' employment relationship?; The historical limit of workers' protest; Index.

Marcel van der Linden is Research Director of the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam; professor in the history of social movements at the University of Amsterdam; and executive editor of the International Review of Social History

'This fine wolume [is] a model of clarity and concision...' Economic History Society 'Collections of essays do not usually work as a book but this one is certainly an exception.' Labor History

• Contents: Preface; Introduction; The First International (1864-76): a reinterpretation; The national integration of European working classes (1871-1914): exploring the causal configuration; The rise and fall of revolutionary syndicalism (1890-1940); Second thoughts on revolutionary syndicalism; Communist parties: the first generation (1918-23); Metamorphoses of European social democracy (1870-2000); The aftermath of '1968': interactions of workers', youth and women's movements; Crossing the borders of US-American Labour History; International trade unionism: a long view; Doing comparative labour history: some preliminaries; How normal is the 'normal' employment relationship?; The historical limit of workers' protest; Index.

Marcel van der Linden is Research Director of the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam; professor in the history of social movements at the University of Amsterdam; and executive editor of the International Review of Social History

'This fine wolume [is] a model of clarity and concision...' Economic History Society 'Collections of essays do not usually work as a book but this one is certainly an exception.' Labor History

• Contents: Preface; Introduction; The First International (1864-76): a reinterpretation; The national integration of European working classes (1871-1914): exploring the causal configuration; The rise and fall of revolutionary syndicalism (1890-1940); Second thoughts on revolutionary syndicalism; Communist parties: the first generation (1918-23); Metamorphoses of European social democracy (1870-2000); The aftermath of '1968': interactions of workers', youth and women's movements; Crossing the borders of US-American Labour History; International trade unionism: a long view; Doing comparative labour history: some preliminaries; How normal is the 'normal' employment relationship?; The historical limit of workers' protest; Index.