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Author : Arthur B. Shostak
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)
Download or read book America's Forgotten Labor Organization written by Arthur B. Shostak and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1973 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donna T. Haverty-Stacke
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814737056
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)
Download or read book America's Forgotten Holiday written by Donna T. Haverty-Stacke and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, socialists, and communists around the world. Yet American workers and radicals also used May Day to advance alternative definitions of what it meant to be an American and what America should be as a nation. Mining contemporary newspapers, party and union records, oral histories, photographs, and rare film footage, America’s Forgotten Holiday explains how May Days celebrants, through their colorful parades and mass meetings, both contributed to the construction of their own radical American identities and publicized alternative social and political models for the nation. This fascinating story of May Day in America reveals how many contours of American nationalism developed in dialogue with political radicals and workers, and uncovers the cultural history of those who considered themselves both patriotic and dissenting Americans.
Author : Donna T. Haverty-Stacke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781479844845
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (448 download)
Download or read book America's Forgotten Holiday written by Donna T. Haverty-Stacke and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Max Green
Publisher : American Enterprise Institute
ISBN 13 : 9780844739960
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (399 download)
Download or read book Epitaph for American Labor written by Max Green and published by American Enterprise Institute. This book was released on 1996 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No institution in America has changed more in the past 25 years, observes Max Green, than the American labour movements. Green documents the descent into radicalism of these unions and concludes that as currently constituted and led, they no longer serve the public or national interest.
Author : Jeffrey D. Simon
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1640125310
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (41 download)
Download or read book America's Forgotten Terrorists written by Jeffrey D. Simon and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though largely forgotten today, one of the most destructive terrorist groups in the United States was the Galleanists, a fiery band of Italian anarchists active during the early 1900s. In America’s Forgotten Terrorists, Jeffrey D. Simon shows how alienation and frustration among segments of a community were transformed into a militant extremist movement. Luigi Galleani, a gifted writer and speaker, tapped into widespread disappointment among Italian immigrants concerning their lives in America. Unemployment, low wages, long working hours, discrimination, and a poor quality of life made many Italian immigrants receptive to his words. The Galleanists introduced terrorist tactics and strategies that are still used today: they were the first group to send package bombs across the country and to exploit the media for their own advantage. One of their members is also suspected of launching the first vehicle bomb in the United States in 1920, considered the worst act of domestic terrorism until the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. The story of the Galleanists is a chilling journey through a volatile period in American history, including labor-management conflicts, World War I, and the Red Scare. An expert in terrorism, Simon offers striking insights into the Galleanist era and some of its eerie connections to modern America, calling us to recognize the risks of repeating our history. How the Galleanists operated and how the U.S. government responded hold lessons for today as we continue to deal with the threat of terrorism.
Author : Herbert Newton Casson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267233977
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (339 download)
Download or read book Organized Self-Help written by Herbert Newton Casson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Organized Self-Help: A History and Defence of the American Labor Movement This little book is especially designed to prevent such deadlocks, by removing the prejudices which stand in the way of arbitration, and by presenting in general terms the workers' side of the question. The refusal to arbitrate generally comes from the employer, not from the trade union; and in this refusal he is too often sustained by public senti ment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Marion Dutton Savage
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666298812
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (988 download)
Download or read book Industrial Unionism in America (Classic Reprint) written by Marion Dutton Savage and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-24 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Industrial Unionism in America In this study the author has assumed on the part Of readers some knowledge Of the numerous reasons for the existence Of the labor movement, and has not sought to justify or condemn the fact Of organization among the workers. Instead, an attempt has been made to describe and evaluate one type Of unionism, with its many varia tions, and to consider the direction in which organized labor seems to be moving. Thanks are due to the Officials Of the different unions described for the valuable ih formation which they have furnished in personal inter views and by correspondence; to Mr. Robert Dunn for helpful criticism; to Professor Henry R. Seager and Professor Samuel mccune Lindsay, Of Columbia Univer sity, for their careful reading Of the manuscript and many useful suggestions; and to many other students Of the labor movement for additional light upon the subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Robert R. Korstad
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 0807862525
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Civil Rights Unionism written by Robert R. Korstad and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2003-11-20 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on scores of interviews with black and white tobacco workers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Robert Korstad brings to life the forgotten heroes of Local 22 of the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied Workers of America-CIO. These workers confronted a system of racial capitalism that consigned African Americans to the basest jobs in the industry, perpetuated low wages for all southerners, and shored up white supremacy. Galvanized by the emergence of the CIO, African Americans took the lead in a campaign that saw a strong labor movement and the reenfranchisement of the southern poor as keys to reforming the South--and a reformed South as central to the survival and expansion of the New Deal. In the window of opportunity opened by World War II, they blurred the boundaries between home and work as they linked civil rights and labor rights in a bid for justice at work and in the public sphere. But civil rights unionism foundered in the maelstrom of the Cold War. Its defeat undermined later efforts by civil rights activists to raise issues of economic equality to the moral high ground occupied by the fight against legalized segregation and, Korstad contends, constrains the prospects for justice and democracy today.
Author : Toni Gilpin
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 1642590894
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (425 download)
Download or read book The Long Deep Grudge written by Toni Gilpin and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The definitive history of an important but largely forgotten labor organization and its heroic struggles with an icon of industrial capitalism.” —Ahmed A. White, author of The Last Great Strike This rich history details the bitter, deep-rooted conflict between industrial behemoth International Harvester and the uniquely radical Farm Equipment Workers union. The Long Deep Grudge makes clear that class warfare has been, and remains, integral to the American experience, providing up-close-and-personal and long-view perspectives from both sides of the battle lines. International Harvester—and the McCormick family that largely controlled it—garnered a reputation for bare-knuckled union-busting in the 1880s, but in the twentieth century also pioneered sophisticated union-avoidance techniques that have since become standard corporate practice. On the other side the militant Farm Equipment Workers union, connected to the Communist Party, mounted a vociferous challenge to the cooperative ethos that came to define the American labor movement after World War II. This evocative account, stretching back to the nineteenth century and carried through to the present, reads like a novel. Biographical sketches of McCormick family members, union officials and rank-and-file workers are woven into the narrative, along with anarchists, jazz musicians, Wall Street financiers, civil rights crusaders, and mob lawyers. It touches on pivotal moments and movements as wide-ranging as the Haymarket “riot,” the Flint sit-down strikes, the Memorial Day Massacre, the McCarthy-era anti-communist purges, and America’s late twentieth-century industrial decline. “A capitalist family dynasty, a radical union, and a revolution in how and where work gets done—Toni Gilpin’s The Long Deep Grudge is a detailed chronicle of one of the most active battlefronts in our ever-evolving class war.” —John Sayles
Author : Helen Marot
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331715849
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (158 download)
Download or read book American Labor Unions (Classic Reprint) written by Helen Marot and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-18 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Labor Unions For several years economists, social workers, and magazine writers have done their part to bring the labor problem, in many of its aspects, before the public for, impartial consideration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Mary Beard
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331362992
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (629 download)
Download or read book A Short History, of the American Labor Movement (Classic Reprint) written by Mary Beard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Short History, of the American Labor Movement This little book is intended as a brief and simple story of the labor movement in the United States from the day of independence to the present time. Although there are many special studies, including the great treatise by John R. Commons and his As sociates, there is no single, comprehensive volume of moderate size for the busy citizen. It seems hardly necessary to dwell upon the importance of more exact and more widespread knowledge of the his tory, aims and methods of labor organizations in this country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Ruy Teixeira
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465011810
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)
Download or read book America's Forgotten Majority written by Ruy Teixeira and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-01-04 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful look at the real America, dominated by America's "forgotten majority"-white working-class men and women who make up 55 percent of the voting population
Author : Sam C. Sarkesian
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313388288
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book America's Forgotten Wars written by Sam C. Sarkesian and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1984-10-24 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[This book provides] numerous brilliant and sound insights into the nature of low-level conflict. Sarkesian also perceptively describes the imperatives of the military mind set and armed forces structure necessary to help the US government achieve its national objectives in a turbulent world. Despite shortcomings, the book is a good and necessary work for those who want to know about the type of warfare that will engage our military forces for the rest of this century and beyond. Community college and above.”–Choice
Author : George Gorham Groat
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265214107
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (141 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of Organized Labor in America (Classic Reprint) written by George Gorham Groat and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-12-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Introduction to the Study of Organized Labor in America The historical background has been left without revision. The other parts have been condensed in many places in order to add the newer material while many chapters, especially in Parts, II, III, and V, have been quite entirely rewritten. It is the author's belief that the study now presents an interpretation that is reliable and representative Of current developments. The effects of the war period and the post-war period have been important, but the essence of the movement has been changed far less in America than elsewhere, and because of this the task of revision has been much simpler than it otherwise might have been. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : G. William Domhoff
Publisher : Touchstone
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Who Rules America Now? written by G. William Domhoff and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1986 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author is convinced that there is a ruling class in America today. He examines the American power structure as it has developed in the 1980s. He presents systematic, empirical evidence that a fixed group of privileged people dominates the American economy and government. The book demonstrates that an upper class comprising only one-half of one percent of the population occupies key positions within the corporate community. It shows how leaders within this "power elite" reach government and dominate it through processes of special-interest lobbying, policy planning and candidate selection. It is written not to promote any political ideology, but to analyze our society with accuracy.
Author : Jeffrey D. Simon
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1640125302
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (41 download)
Download or read book America's Forgotten Terrorists written by Jeffrey D. Simon and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though largely forgotten today, one of the most destructive terrorist groups in the United States was the Galleanists, a fiery band of Italian anarchists active during the early 1900s. In America's Forgotten Terrorists, Jeffrey D. Simon shows how alienation and frustration among segments of a community were transformed into a militant extremist movement. Luigi Galleani, a gifted writer and speaker, tapped into widespread disappointment among Italian immigrants concerning their lives in America. Unemployment, low wages, long working hours, discrimination, and a poor quality of life made many Italian immigrants receptive to his words. The Galleanists introduced terrorist tactics and strategies that are still used today: they were the first group to send package bombs across the country and to exploit the media for their own advantage. One of their members is also suspected of launching the first vehicle bomb in the United States in 1920, considered the worst act of domestic terrorism until the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. The story of the Galleanists is a chilling journey through a volatile period in American history, including labor-management conflicts, World War I, and the Red Scare. An expert in terrorism, Simon offers striking insights into the Galleanist era and some of its eerie connections to modern America, calling us to recognize the risks of repeating our history. How the Galleanists operated and how the U.S. government responded hold lessons for today as we continue to deal with the threat of terrorism. Watch a book trailer.
Author : Aviva Chomsky
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807056545
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Central America's Forgotten History written by Aviva Chomsky and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Restores the region’s fraught history of repression and resistance to popular consciousness and connects the United States’ interventions and influence to the influx of refugees seeking asylum today. At the center of the current immigration debate are migrants from Central America fleeing poverty, corruption, and violence in search of refuge in the United States. In Central America’s Forgotten History, Aviva Chomsky answers the urgent question “How did we get here?” Centering the centuries-long intertwined histories of US expansion and Indigenous and Central American struggles against inequality and oppression, Chomsky highlights the pernicious cycle of colonial and neocolonial development policies that promote cultures of violence and forgetting without any accountability or restorative reparations. Focusing on the valiant struggles for social and economic justice in Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Honduras, Chomsky restores these vivid and gripping events to popular consciousness. Tracing the roots of displacement and migration in Central America to the Spanish conquest and bringing us to the present day, she concludes that the more immediate roots of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras lie in the wars and in the US interventions of the 1980s and the peace accords of the 1990s that set the stage for neoliberalism in Central America. Chomsky also examines how and why histories and memories are suppressed, and the impact of losing historical memory. Only by erasing history can we claim that Central American countries created their own poverty and violence, while the United States’ enjoyment and profit from their bananas, coffee, mining, clothing, and export of arms are simply unrelated curiosities.
