Old Labor and New Immigrants in American Political Development : Union, Party, and State, 1875-1920 /

Why have American politics developed differently from politics in Europe? Generations of scholars and commentators have wondered why organized labor in the United States did not acquire a broad-based constituency or form an autonomous labor party. In this innovative and insightful book, Gwendolyn Mi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mink, Gwendolyn (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
American Federation of Labor > History.
Democratic Party (U.S.) > History.
American Federation of Labor
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Labor unions > Political activity > United States.
U.S. History.
Syndicats > Activité politique > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations.
Emigration and immigration
Labor unions > Political activity
United States > Emigration and immigration > History.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Histoire.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part I. The Political Side of American Trade Unionism: Immigration, Organization, and THE Nationalization of Labor Politics
  • Part II. The Union-Party Tie
  • Part III. The AFL and the Rise of the Democratic State
  • Afterword. Back to the Future
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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