War and democracy : labor and the politics of peace /

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"Through a study of the mobilization of the Italian and British labor movements during World War I, this book explores whether war advances democracy. It explains why Italy descended into fascism and Britain made minimal democratic advances" --

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kier, Elizabeth, 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
1914-1918
Politics and war.
Democracy.
World War, 1914-1918 > Influence.
World War, 1914-1918 > Social aspects > Great Britain.
World War, 1914-1918 > Social aspects > Italy.
Labor movement > Political aspects > Great Britain.
Labor movement > Political aspects > Italy.
Politique et guerre.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Influence.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aspect social > Italie.
Mouvement ouvrier > Aspect politique > Grande-Bretagne.
Mouvement ouvrier > Aspect politique > Italie.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace
Democracy
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Labor movement > Political aspects
Politics and war
Social aspects
Great Britain
Italy
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Mobilizing labor for war and its implications for democracy
  • Disciplining Italian labor
  • Managing British labor
  • Choosing a mobilization strategy: a counterfactual analysis
  • Italian labor's radicalization
  • British labor's moderation
  • Explaining compliance and revenge, and the rise of Italian fascism
  • Revisiting conventional explanations, and the failure of British reform
  • Bringing the politics of war into the politics of peace

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