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America's Forgotten Holiday : May Day and Nationalism, 1867-1960.

Though now a largely forgotten holiday in the United States, May Day was founded here in 1886 by an energized labor movement as a part of its struggle for the eight-hour day. In ensuing years, May Day took on new meaning, and by the early 1900s had become an annual rallying point for anarchists, soc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haverty-Stacke, Donna T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2008.
Colección:American history and culture.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Out of America's Urban, Industrial Cauldron: The Origins of May Day as Event and Icon, 1867-1890; 2 Revolutionary Dreams and Practical Action: May Day and Labor Day, 1890-1903; 3 Working-Class Resistance and Accommodation: May Day and Labor Day, 1903-1916; 4 Defining Americanism in the Shadow of Reaction: May Day and the Cultural Politics of Urban Celebrations, 1917-1935; 5 May Day's Heyday: The Promises and Perils of the Depression Era and the Popular Front, 1929-1939; 6 World War II and Public Redefinitions of Americanism 1941-1945.
  • 7 May Day Becomes America's Forgotten Holiday 1946-1960Conclusion; Notes; Index; About the Author.