A fabric of defeat : the politics of South Carolina millhands, 1910-1948 /

In this book, Bryant Simon brings to life the politics of white South Carolina millhands during the first half of the twentieth century. His revealing and moving account explores how this group of southern laborers thought about and participated in politics and public power. Taking a broad view of p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Simon, Bryant (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [1998]
Temas:
1865-1999
Textile workers > Political activity > South Carolina > History > 20th century.
Cotton textile industry > South Carolina > History > 20th century.
Travailleurs du textile > Activité politique > Caroline du Sud > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Tissus de coton > Industrie > Caroline du Sud > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Cotton textile industry
Politics and government
Textile workers > Political activity
Katoenindustrie.
Arbeidersbeweging.
Politieke activiteit.
South Carolina > Politics and government > 1865-1950.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
Caroline du Sud > Politique et gouvernement > 1865-1950.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
South Carolina
United States
History
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  • Cover Page; A Fabric of Defeat; A Fabric of Defeat The Politics of South Carolina Millhands, 1910-1948; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE The Man for Office Is Cole Blease; CHAPTER TWO Bleasism in Decline, 1924-1930; CHAPTER THREE Searching for Answers to the Great Depression; CHAPTER FOUR We the People of the U.S.A.; CHAPTER FIVE Mr. Roosevelt Ain't Going to Stand for This; CHAPTER SIX The General Textile Strike, September 1934; CHAPTER SEVEN The Enthronement of Textile Labor; CHAPTER EIGHT When Votes Don't Add Up
  • CHAPTER NINE Fighting for the Right to Strike, 1935-1936CHAPTER TEN They Don't Like Us because We're Lintheads; CHAPTER ELEVEN The Carpetbaggers are Coming; CHAPTER TWELVE The New Politics of Race, 1938-1948; CONCLUSION; Notes; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

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