Pure and Simple Politics: The American Federation of Labor and Political Activism, 1881-1917

ISBN-13: 9780521433983 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 310 str.

Julie Greene

Opis

This study explores the political evolution of the U.S. labor movement, focusing on its dominant organization, the American Federation of Labor, during a key period (1881 to 1917) of transformation in U.S. political history. Julie Greene documents the AFL's entrance into electoral politics and the emergence of the important alliance between the AFL and the Democratic party, explaining the causes and impact of these developments.

Recenzje

"Pure and Simple Politics defies recent historical research that look for a single cause for the AFL's political strategies. Greene's depth of research enables her to incorporate a multitude of the factors, both internal and external, that shaped labor's inability to exert the sort of influence that many scholars would have preferred. Anyone interested in obtaining a more complete picture of labor's participation in Progressive Era politics would do well to begin here." Labor Studies Journal

Spis treści

Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. The Rise of Pure and Simple Politics: 1. Building the federation; 2. The revolt against party slavery; 3. Labor's new century; Part II. The Strike at the Ballot Box: 4. A popular uprising of honest men; 5. Delivering the labor vote; 6. Party politics and workers' discontent; Part III. The Retreat from Popular Politics: 7. Quiet campaigns; 8. The making of labor's democracy; Conclusion; Index.