Julie Greene

Pure and Simple Politics

The American Federation of Labor and Political Activism, 1881 1917

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Produktbeschreibung

This study explores the political evolution of the US labor movement, from 1881 to 1917.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 633g
• ISBN-13: 9780521433983
• ISBN-10: 0521433983
• Artikelnr.: 21144232

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. The Rise of Pure and Simple Politics: 1. Building the federation
2. The revolt against party slavery
3. Labor's new century
Part II. The Strike at the Ballot Box: 4. A popular uprising of honest men
5. Delivering the labor vote
6. Party politics and workers' discontent
Part III. The Retreat from Popular Politics: 7. Quiet campaigns
8. The making of labor's democracy
Conclusion
Index.