Calcutta Tramwaymen : A Study of Working Class History

Contents: Introduction. 1. Capital and labour in the Calcutta tramways : a brief outline, 1920-1947. 2. Militancy despite a weak organisation : the early 1920s. 3. New political experience : 1925-1939. 4. Era of glorious struggle : 1940-1947. 5. The transfer of power and after : 1947-1953. 6. Towards the end of a British monopoly : 1953-1967. 7. Conclusion. Appendices. Select bibliography. Index.

"The book presents a history of organisation and movements of the tram workers of Calcutta (1920-1967). It deals with the tramworkers\' struggle for rudimentary economic gains, and at the same time focuses on their response to contemporary political issues and developments. This is also a detailed account of urban political scenario which determined the course of struggle of the tram workers during and after the colonial period." (jacket)