{"product_id":"strike-labor-unions-and-resistance-in-the-roman-empire","title":"Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in the Roman Empire | Sarah E. 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Historian Sarah E. Bond retells the traditional story of Ancient Rome from a groundbreaking new angle, demonstrating that the history of labor conflicts and collective action goes back thousands of years, uncovering a world far more similar to our own than modern audiences realize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #111111; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eWorkers in the ancient world frequently turned to their associations for solidarity and shared identity. Some of these organized groups even negotiated contracts, wages, and work conditions in a manner strikingly similar to modern labor unions. As the contemporary world reconsiders the value and necessity of unionization to protect the working class, this text proves that we can glean valuable lessons from ancient laborers and the Roman government's attempts to limit their freedoms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch2 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #111111; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eSarah E. Bond is a distinguished historian and classicist known for her vital research on labor, law, and marginalization in the ancient Mediterranean world. Her work bridges the gap between antiquity and modern socio-economic challenges, providing fresh relevance to the study of classical history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch2 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cblockquote style=\"border-left: 3px solid #cccccc; margin: 15px 0; padding-left: 15px; font-style: italic; color: #333333;\"\u003e\n            \"First-rate. . . . A sterling example of historical revisionism.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cstrong style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e— Publishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #eeeeee; padding: 10px; text-align: center; font-weight: 700; color: #111111; margin-top: 15px;\"\u003e\n            A New Yorker Best Book of the Year\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch2 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRecommended For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #111111; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eClassicists, labor organizers, economic historians, and readers interested in the ancient origins of workers' rights, unionization, and socio-economic resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch2 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eProduct Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 15px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"background-color: #eeeeee; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;\"\u003e\n                \u003cth style=\"padding: 14px; text-align: left; color: #000000; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n                \u003cth style=\"padding: 14px; text-align: left; color: #000000; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;\"\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003e9780300273144\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;\"\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003e0300273142\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;\"\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003eSarah E. 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