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Labor The Left
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Author : John H. M. Laslett
language : en
Publisher: New York : Basic Books
Release Date : 1970-06-21
Labor The Left written by John H. M. Laslett and has been published by New York : Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970-06-21 with Business & Economics categories.
Study of the historical influences of the socialist political party on the labour movement and on selected trade unions in the USA, from 1881 to 1924 - concludes that radicalism in American labour had more to do with domestic political and economic developments than with the immigrant character of the union membership or the ideologycal commitments of the leadership, and includes a bibliography of unpublished sources. References.
Labor And The American Left
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Author : Mel van Elteren
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2011-10-14
Labor And The American Left written by Mel van Elteren and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-14 with Business & Economics categories.
According to public opinion data over the past decade, most Americans hold center-left attitudes regarding key economic and social policy issues. Recent polls even show significant support of "socialism" among American adults, especially self-identified Democrats and the "millennial generation." At the same time, the focus of the mass media has been on a widespread right-wing "populism," while movements on the left seem to lack political clout. In order to better understand this dichotomy, this book explores relations between organized labor and left-wing parties and movements in America at crucial junctures from the 1870s to the present. Providing fresh insight into current political developments, it highlights emerging alternatives and major challenges facing labor and the left today.
The War On Labor And The Left
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Author : Patricia Cayo Sexton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-02-05
The War On Labor And The Left written by Patricia Cayo Sexton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-05 with Social Science categories.
In all countries, labour has war stories" to tell, but none are so violent as those of American labour. Since the 1870s at least 700 workers have been killed and thousands seriously injured in labour disputes. Nowhere but in this country have employers so actively fought back against strikes through the use of scabs," surveillance, and mercenary armies.Although much of the violence occurred decades ago, author Patricia Sexton contends that this rich history sheds light on questions that still plague observers of the American political system: Why has the United States been more conservative in its domestic policies than other Western democracies? Why is it almost alone among them in lacking a mass labour or democratic socialist party,or the kind of social policies favoured by such parties? And why has American labour unionism been in serious decline in recent decades?The most familiar answers to these questions involve consensus explanations of what has come to be known as American exceptionalism. America is conservative, observers say, because its citizens have loved" capitalism and supported its political policies wholeheartedly or because the nation's open frontier and early voting rights reduced dissent and class consciousness. Other explanations focus on various internal constraints said to be unique to the American working class or its organizations, such as conflict among diverse immigrants, the sectarianism and blunders of leftist groups, and the conservatism or incompetence of labour union leadership. All of these are said to have prevented labour from carrying out successful conflicts with employers and economic leaders.According to Sexton, these arguments ignore the remarkable record in American history of labour-left struggles: the violent suppression of industrial unionism prior to the 1930s, legal and forceful repression of trade unionism, and destruction by various means of left-leaning unions and political organizations. Her book explores instead a neglected explanation of American conservatism,that of a literal war on labour, waged by unusually powerful economic entities using repressive strategies, often backed by police and sometimes by federal forces.The details of this violent history, familiar to labour historians, are recounted here in a new perspective emphasizing the impact on workers of conflict sustained over many years. But the book is much more than a reinterpretation of this history. Patricia Sexton shows how the use of power and repression has played out as well in our institutions of law and government, in economic policies, and in the media. Making these links and showing how America's conservatism is unique among other Western democracies is the contribution of this ambitious book. For only by coming to terms with this history of repression and its legacy can we fully understand America's conservatism today.
Confronting American Labor
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Author : Jeffrey W. Coker
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2002
Confronting American Labor written by Jeffrey W. Coker and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Business & Economics categories.
Confronting American Labor traces the development of the American left, from the Depression era through the Cold War, by examining four representative intellectuals who grappled with the difficult question of labor's role in society. Since the time of Marx, leftists have raised over and over the question of how an intelligentsia might participate in a movement carried out by the working class. Their modus operandi was to champion those who suffered injustice at the hands of the powerful. From the late nineteenth through much of the twentieth century, this meant a focus on the industrial worker. The Great Depression was a time of remarkable consensus among leftist intellectuals, who often interpreted worker militancy as the harbinger of impending radical change. While most Americans waited out the crisis, listening to the assurances of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Marxian left was convinced that the crisis was systemic. Intellectuals who came of age during the Depression developed the view that the labor movement in America was to be the organizing base for a proletariat. Moreover, many came from working-class backgrounds that contributed to their support of labor.
Labor And The Left
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Author : John Henry Martin Laslett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
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Labor And The Left
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Author : John H. M. Laslett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Labor And The Left written by John H. M. Laslett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with categories.
The New Left And Labor In 1960s
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Author : Peter B. Levy
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2024-04-22
The New Left And Labor In 1960s written by Peter B. Levy and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-22 with History categories.
It is a powerful story: the relationship between the 1960s New Left and organized labor was summed up by hardhats confronting students and others over US involvement in Vietnam. But the real story goes beyond the "Love It or Leave It" signs and melees involving blue-collar types attacking protesters. Peter B. Levy challenges these images by exploring the complex relationship between the two groups. Early in the 1960s, the New Left and labor had cooperated to fight for civil rights and anti-poverty programs. But diverging opinions on the Vietnam War created a schism that divided these one-time allies. Levy shows how the war, combined with the emergence of the black power movement and the blossoming of the counterculture, drove a permanent wedge between the two sides and produced the polarization that remains to this day.
Labor And The Left
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Author : John H. M. Laslett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Labor And The Left written by John H. M. Laslett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with categories.
Making The World Safe For Workers
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Author : Elizabeth McKillen
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2013-10-30
Making The World Safe For Workers written by Elizabeth McKillen and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-30 with Political Science categories.
In this intellectually ambitious study, Elizabeth McKillen explores the significance of Wilsonian internationalism for workers and the influence of American labor in both shaping and undermining the foreign policies and war mobilization efforts of Woodrow Wilson's administration. McKillen highlights the major fault lines and conflicts that emerged within labor circles as Wilson pursued his agenda in the context of Mexican and European revolutions, World War I, and the Versailles Peace Conference. As McKillen shows, the choice to collaborate with or resist U.S. foreign policy remained an important one for labor throughout the twentieth century. In fact, it continues to resonate today in debates over the global economy, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the impact of U.S. policies on workers at home and abroad.
Pamphlets On Labor And The Left
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1926
Pamphlets On Labor And The Left written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1926 with Communism categories.
The bulk of the collection is American, from the years 1930-1945. Includes publications of the American Communist Party, various unions, and publishers specializing in labor and political issues.