In the book, Weavers of Revolution by Peter Winn is the aspect of the Chile revolution through the eyes of the Yarur workers. The book covers the aspect of how the Yarur workers understood and reacted to the Socialist government lead by Salvador Allende and how the worker's perceived and said into participating in the revolutionary process from 1971 to 1973. The book also covers the important aspects Chilean Revolution that is revealed during the readership. Titles of books reveal the essence of the story. During this Analysis of the book Weavers of Revolution, there will be a discovery of the essence of the book and why the book is called Weavers of Revolution.
Prior to Salvador Allende’s social government, Juan Yarur opened chilies first …show more content…
First, some 25,000 Chileans we’re killed by their Armed Forces. Next some were arrested. Out of the Chileans that were arrested “all were interrogated, most were tortured, and many disappeared into the Junta’s prisons or concentration camps.” About 10 to 20% of the working force were purged of their jobs and because of their politics and then work black listed so they’ve remained unemployed. Following this the military government was very harsh and controlling. With that being said price controls and subsidies for basic consumer goods were now eliminated, wages were frozen and strikes and collective bargaining were prohibited due to the fact that there was lots of inflation. When the Yarur workers returned to work in 1973 they found out that soldiers in the army occupied the mill. This meant that the Yarur workers had paid a heavy price for their temerity in believing that they had become masters of their own density.
In conclusion the book Weavers of Revolution live up to its title because the Yarur workers had a lot of say and were willing to take not only active in the factory but also politically and ordered to gain equal rights and better working conditions in the factory. They also play a huge role in the class conflict and creating strikes from work as well as fighting in the revolution to overthrow the government even though they were in the end punished for their
Prior to Salvador Allende’s social government, Juan Yarur opened chilies first …show more content…
First, some 25,000 Chileans we’re killed by their Armed Forces. Next some were arrested. Out of the Chileans that were arrested “all were interrogated, most were tortured, and many disappeared into the Junta’s prisons or concentration camps.” About 10 to 20% of the working force were purged of their jobs and because of their politics and then work black listed so they’ve remained unemployed. Following this the military government was very harsh and controlling. With that being said price controls and subsidies for basic consumer goods were now eliminated, wages were frozen and strikes and collective bargaining were prohibited due to the fact that there was lots of inflation. When the Yarur workers returned to work in 1973 they found out that soldiers in the army occupied the mill. This meant that the Yarur workers had paid a heavy price for their temerity in believing that they had become masters of their own density.
In conclusion the book Weavers of Revolution live up to its title because the Yarur workers had a lot of say and were willing to take not only active in the factory but also politically and ordered to gain equal rights and better working conditions in the factory. They also play a huge role in the class conflict and creating strikes from work as well as fighting in the revolution to overthrow the government even though they were in the end punished for their