"A sweeping, panoramic narrative . This book with have wide appeal, for historians of South Africa and the US, for those interested in workers struggles in a global context and how technology transforms the lives of working people, and for those looking for evidence that workers maintain power, even in our increasingly connected globalized world." -- Reviews in History "Cole's book is a valuable contribution to the relatively thin field of global union comparisons." -- In These Times " Dockworker Power is worth the read. It's riveting and distinguishes itself from the mainstream labor and civil rights history we have come to know." -- 48 Hills " Dockworker Power is highly recommended . The book is ambitious in execution and delivers new perspectives through a comparative and transnational approach." -- The Northern Mariner "Persuasive and compelling.

Dockworker Power makes an important contribution to the development of the interdisciplinary field of working-class studies." -- Journal of Working Class Studies " Dockworker Power is a book of vital importance to labor scholars, educators, and activists." -- Labor Studies "The fascinating stories [Cole] centers in Dockworker Power capture the dynamics of global social movements, the significance of black internationalism, and the power of grassroots organizing." --Keisha N. Blain, Black Perspectives " Dockworker Power is worth the read. It's riveting and distinguishes itself from the mainstream labor and civil rights history we have come to know." -- 48 Hills "Compelling." -- Salon " Dockworker Power suggests that the rising global white supremacist menace cannot be defeated without a confrontation at today's docks--the mechanized ports, trucking networks, and warehouses where racial capitalism does its work.

" -- Dissent Magazine "Cole makes a strong case for the importance of studying ports and their workers in global history. His research is meticulous--not a minor feat when you compare two ports in very different contexts. " -- Black Perspectives "Peter Cole has done us a great service in his comparative history. He has demonstrated that the social and political context of unions is important in determining their course of struggle, and he has highlighted the great impact that dockers have had on social justice struggles." -- Jacobin "Cole's book shows us the possibilities that anti-racist labor organizing had and has for attacking and analyzing how systems of racial and capital oppressions are intertwined. " -- Africa is a Country "The importance of Cole's study and topic are undeniable. " -- History: Reviews of New Books "Peter Cole has written a cutting-edge work that combines labor, maritime, comparative, and global history in brilliantly illuminating ways. The edge is the waterfront, whose workers make the world economy go 'round.

"--Marcus Rediker, author of The Slave Ship: A Human History "Peter Cole's study of port labor and capital accumulation is the most useful US-SA comparative analysis I've seen in years. By tracing containerization, the book also clarifies ways that new technology can tear asunder socio-ecological relations, and in turn occasionally be foiled by creative, solidaristic workers--offering vital lessons from courageous dockworkers for the Fourth Industrial Revolution era."--Patrick Bond, University of the Witwatersrand.