Making a new deal : industrial workers in Chicago, 1919-1939 /

This book examines how it was possible and what it meant for ordinary factory workers to become effective unionists and national political participants by the mid-1930s. We follow Chicago workers as they make choices about whether to attend ethnic benefit society meetings or to go to the movies, whe...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Cohen, Lizabeth
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Ausgabe:
Second edition.
Zusammenfassung:
This book examines how it was possible and what it meant for ordinary factory workers to become effective unionists and national political participants by the mid-1930s. We follow Chicago workers as they make choices about whether to attend ethnic benefit society meetings or to go to the movies, whether to shop in local neighborhood stores or patronize the new A&P. As they made daily decisions like these, they declared their loyalty in ways that would ultimately have political significance. When the depression worsened in the 1930s, workers adopted new ideological perspectives and overcame longstanding divisions among themselves to mount new kinds of collective action. Chicago workers' experiences all converged to make them into New Deal Democrats and CIO unionists. First printed in 1990, Making a New Deal has become an established classic in American history. The second edition includes a new preface by Lizabeth Cohen.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxxix, 526 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Anmerkungen:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781107595842
1107595843
9781107702394
1107702399
9780521381345
0521381347
9780511810442
051181044X
Schlagworte:
Working class > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
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