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Making a New Deal: Industrial Workers in Chicago, 1919-1939
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Making a New Deal: Industrial Workers in Chicago, 1919-1939
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Lizabeth Cohen
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Series | Canto Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:566 | Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 138 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781107431799
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Classifications | Dewey:977.311042 |
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Edition |
2nd Revised edition
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Illustrations |
37 Halftones, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
6 November 2014 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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.
Author Biography
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ReviewsReview of previous edition: 'At every step the argument is developed in a sophisticated way ... Making a New Deal constitutes a major achievement.' Julia Greene, Journal of American History
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