Books by Colin J. Davis

Presents a comparative examination of NYC and London's dockworkers rank-and-file union members movements to successfully challenged union hierarchy and nation-states. This work examines the dynamics of work and work stoppage, showing how issues of race, organized crime, and union affiliation, shaped waterfront uprisings.

During the 1960s and 1970s, New England and British seafaring workers experienced new hardships as modern fleets from many nations intensified their hunt for fish. Colin Davis details the unfolding drama as New England and British fishermen and their wives, partners, and families reacted to this competition.