Labor Leaders in America (The Working Class in American History) - Softcover

Dubofsky, Melvyn; Tine, Warren R.Van

 
9780252013430: Labor Leaders in America (The Working Class in American History)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0252013433 ISBN 13: 9780252013430
Verlag: University of Illinois Press, 1987

Inhaltsangabe

Here are the life stories of the men and women who led the labor movement in America from Reconstruction to recent times, from William H. Sylvis, the first major labor leader, to Cesar Chavez, who organized California's farm workers in the 1960s. In each profile, a leading authority provides a profile of the figure's life and work. Taken together, these short biographies provide a broad overview of the American labor movement that will appeal to students, interested readers, and specialists. Profiles include: William H. Sylvis, Terence V. Powderly, Samuel Gompers, Eugene V. Debs, William D. "Big Bill" Haywood, William Green, Rose Schneiderman, John L. Lewis, Sidney Hillman, Philip Murray, A. Philip Randolph, Walter Reuther, Jimmy Hoffa, George Meany, and Cesar Chavez

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Melvyn Dubofsky is Distinguished Professor of History and Sociology at the State University of New York at Binghamton. His books include We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW. Warren Van Tine is an emeritus professor of history at The Ohio State University and author of The Making of the Labor Bureaucrat. Dubofsky and Van Tine are also coauthors of John L. Lewis: A Biography.

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Verlag
University of Illinois Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1987
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0252013433
ISBN 13 
9780252013430
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
416
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Mare Nostrum Group B.V.
gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk

Doelen 72
Breda
4831 GR
Niederlande

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