Subterranean fire a history of working-class radicalism in the United States
Smith explores how the connection between the US labor movement and the Democratic Party, with its extensive corporate ties, has repeatedly held back working-class struggles. And she closely examines the role of the labor movement in the 2004 presidential election, tracing the shrinking electoral in...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Chicago, Illinois
Haymarket Books
2018
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| Ausgabe: | Updated edition |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Smith explores how the connection between the US labor movement and the Democratic Party, with its extensive corporate ties, has repeatedly held back working-class struggles. And she closely examines the role of the labor movement in the 2004 presidential election, tracing the shrinking electoral influence of organized labor and the failure of labor-management cooperation, "business unionism," and reliance on the Democrats to deliver any real gains Part I: Class struggle in the "land of opportunity," 1865-1930. Are American workers different? -- The peculiarities of American capitalism -- Part II: The battle for industrial unions--the view from below. The rise of the labor left, 1900-1930 -- Depression decade : the turning point -- Part III: The employers strike back. From World War to Cold War -- Social contract? -- Part IV: One-sided class war. The employers' offensive -- The neoliberal president dismantles the New Deal -- The rule of the neocons -- Part V: From George W. Bush to Donald J. Trump. Manufactured on Wall Street: the great recession -- The flashpoints of a new resistance -- The rogue president |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-458) and index |
| Beschreibung: | xxii, 476 Seiten 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781608469178 978-1-60846-917-8 |