Books and films

Trade Unionists and Politics / Sendikacılar ve Politika

Root & Branch: The Rise of the Workers movements

An anthology published by the Root & Branch collective in 1975. Drawing on the tradition of workers councils and libertarian socialism, it brings together accounts and analyses of strikes, workplace struggles, union bureaucracy, workers self-organization and the prospects of an autonomous workers movement.

History of Kenya's Trade Union Movement to 1952

From the start the trade union movement played crucial part in the political struggle for freedom in Kenya. Makhan Singh, the author of this scholarly book, has for a long time been one of the most formidable figures in the growth of Kenya's trade unions.

Rudá záře nad Kladnem

Red Glow over Kladno is the third novel by Antonín Zápotocký, published in 1951. It deals with the history of the workers’ movement in Kladno in the years 1918–1920.

The Language of the Third Reich: LTI—Lingua Tertii Imperii: A Philologist's Notebook

Written from observations made during the Nazi period and published after the war, this philological notebook traces how propaganda reshaped everyday German and political thought.

A Century of Co-operation

A history of the British co-operative movement, from its early pioneers, including Robert Owen and the Rochdale Pioneers, to its development into a major social and economic force.

Siréna

Siréna is a generational novel by Marie Majerová, published in 1935, about the life of the Hudec family, a working-class family, set against the backdrop of the development of the industrial city of Kladno. It is a foundational work of socialist realism that, in terms of its quality, significantly surpasses thematically similar works from the 1950s.

Banaag at Sikat

The novel follows Delfin, an idealistic intellectual who believes in peaceful socialist reforms, and his friend Felipe, a more radical laborer who advocates for a proletarian revolution. Their discussions revolve around the exploitation of workers, the abuses of the elite, and the possibility of a just society.