The Working Class Movement in America - Couverture souple

Aveling, Edward; Aveling, Eleanor

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1428630252 ISBN 13 : 9781428630253

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

The Working Class Movement in America is a comprehensive book written by Edward Aveling that provides an in-depth analysis of the history and development of the working class movement in the United States. The book explores the social, political, and economic factors that contributed to the rise of the working class movement and the struggles and achievements of the working class in their fight for better working conditions, wages, and social justice.The book covers various periods in American history, including the early labor movement, the rise of industrialization, the formation of labor unions, and the struggles of workers during the Great Depression. The author also examines the role of key figures and organizations in the working class movement, including Eugene V. Debs, the American Federation of Labor, and the Industrial Workers of the World.The book provides a detailed account of the challenges faced by the working class, including discrimination, exploitation, and violence, and the various tactics employed by workers to fight for their rights, including strikes, boycotts, and protests. The author also explores the impact of the working class movement on American society and politics, including the passage of labor laws and the emergence of social welfare programs.Overall, The Working Class Movement in America is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of the American labor movement and the struggle for social justice. It provides a thorough and insightful analysis of the challenges and achievements of the working class in their fight for a better life.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Editor Paul Le Blanc presents a new edition of this classic study of American labor in the 1880s. Written by Eleanor Marx (perhaps Karl Marx's most talented daughter) and her common-law husband Edward Aveling (who helped translate Marx's Capital into English), the original text is lively, lucid, and insightful. It provides a snapshot of the U.S. labor movement and working class at a time when the United States was becoming the world's leading manufacturing nation.

Blending together firsthand observations and interviews with a wealth of appropriate statistics and reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in various states, Marx and Aveling vividly depict a representative cross-section of working-class people. They describe conditions in numerous workplaces and sectors of the labor force; the nature of such labor organizations as the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor; a variety of trade unionists, socialists, anarchists, and reformers; even a Marxist analysis of the American cowboy!

Three recent essays enhance the original text. The first, by editor Paul Le Blanc, situates this work within the general sweep of U.S. labor history in the nineteenth century, with special emphasis on key realities that the authors missed. The second essay, by feminist cultural critic Lisa Frank, discusses Eleanor Marx's meaningful though tragic life in connection with her political writings, her work, and the time in which she lived. Internationally respected labor analyst Kim Moody concludes this volume with an article exploring the developments in the U.S. economy and working class in the century following the appearance of the Marx-Aveling text.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1891 edition by Swan Sonnenschein & Co., London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1428630252
• ISBN 13: 9781428630253
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 220
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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