American Labor and the Cold War Grassroots Politics and Postwar Political Culture |
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| Editor:
| Cherny, Robert
Issel, William
Taylor, Kieran Walsh |
| Contribution by:
| Issel, William
Schrecker, Ellen
Zahavi, Gerald
Watson, Don
Storch, Randi
Palmer, David
Burt, Kenneth
White, Samuel
Pedersen, Vernon
Miller, Margaret
Gettleman, Marvin
Honey, Michael
Peterson, Gigi |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-3402-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2004 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $67.00 |
Book Description:
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This collection addresses the history of labor in the postwar years by exploring the impact of the global contest between the United States and the Soviet Union on American workers and labor unions. The essays focus on the actual behavior of Americans in their diverse workplaces and communities during the Cold War. Where previous scholarship on labor and the Cold War has overemphasized the importance of the Communist Party, the automobile industry, and Hollywood, this book...
More Description This collection addresses the history of labor in the postwar years by exploring the impact of the global contest between the United States and the Soviet Union on American workers and labor unions. The essays focus on the actual behavior of Americans in their diverse workplaces and communities during the Cold War. Where previous scholarship on labor and the Cold War has overemphasized the importance of the Communist Party, the automobile industry, and Hollywood, this book focuses on politically moderate, conservative workers and union leaders, the medium-sized cities that housed the majority of the population, and the Roman Catholic Church. These are all original essays that draw upon extensive archival research and some upon oral history sources.