Steve Nelson, American Radical (Pittsburgh Series in Social and Labor History)

Nelson, Steve; Barrett, James R.; Ruck, Rob

ISBN 10: 0822954710 / ISBN 13: 9780822954712

Edité par University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992

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Synopsis :

As the immigrant teenage son of a Croatian miller, Steve Nelson arrived in the United States after World War I and entered a world of chronic unemployment, low wages, dangerous work, and discrimination. Following the path taken by many fellow immigrant workers, he joined the Communist Party. He became a full-time organizer and ultimately a major leader, only to resign in 1957 after unsuccessful attempts to democratize the American party.

This remarkable oral biography, recounted in collaboration with two historians, describes day-to-day life in the party and traces Nelson's career from his beginnings in the Pennsylvania coalfields to his secret work as party courier in the Far East; form the battlefields of Civil War Spain to the jails of Cold War Pittsburgh; and from a small group of Communist autoworkers in Detroit to the upper reaches of a party leadership in New York. It is the frank and analytical account of a leading American working-class activist.

À propos de l'auteur:

Steve Nelson (Author)
Steve Nelson was a Croatian immigrant who rose to become a leader in the American Communist Party, before resigning in 1957 upon hearing of Stalin's crimes, and unsuccessful attempt to democratize the Party.

Rob Ruck (Author)
Rob Ruck is a historian at the University of Pittsburgh, where he teaches and writes about sport. He focuses on how people use sport to tell a collective story about who they are to themselves and the world. He is the author of Tropic of Football: The Long and Perilous Journey of Samoans to the NFL, Raceball: How the Major Leagues Colonized the Black and Latin Game, and Rooney: A Sporting Life, among other titles. His documentaries Kings on the Hill: Baseball’s Forgotten Men and The Republic of Baseball: Dominican Giants of the American Game appeared on PBS.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Steve Nelson, American Radical (Pittsburgh ...
Éditeur : University of Pittsburgh Press
Date d'édition : 1992
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : good