Intelligent and Honest Radicals The Chicago Federation of Labor and the Politics of Progression |
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| Author:
| Newton-Matza, Mitchell |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7391-8013-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $79.99 |
Book Description:
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Intelligent and Honest Radicals explores the Chicago labor movement's relationship to Illinois legal and political system. Newton-Matza focuses on the significant era between the great strike in 1919 to Franklin D. Roosevelt's inauguration and the beginning of the New Deal in 1933. He brings to light a number of victories and achievements for the labor movement in this period that are often over looked.
Intelligent and Honest Radicals explores the Chicago labor movement's relationship to Illinois legal and political system. Newton-Matza focuses on the significant era between the great strike in 1919 to Franklin D. Roosevelt's inauguration and the beginning of the New Deal in 1933. He brings to light a number of victories and achievements for the labor movement in this period that are often over looked.