Schools of Democracy: A Political History of the American Labor Movement

In this new political history of the labor movement, Clayton Sinyai examines the relationship between labor activism...
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Schools of Democracy: A Political History of the American Labor Movement by Sinyai, Clayton

Schools of Democracy: A Political History of the American Labor Movement

CHF 66.74

Schools of Democracy: A Political History of the American Labor Movement

CHF 66.74
Author: Clayton Sinyai
Format: Paperback
Language: English

In this new political history of the labor movement, Clayton Sinyai examines the relationship between labor activism and the American democratic tradition. Sinyai shows how America's working people and union leaders debated the first questions of democratic theory--and in the process educated themselves about the rights and responsibilities of democratic citizenship.

In tracing the course of the American labor movement from the founding of the Knights of Labor in the 1870s to the 1968 presidential election and its aftermath, Sinyai explores the political dimensions of collective bargaining, the structures of unions and businesses, and labor's relationships with political parties and other social movements. Schools of Democracy analyzes how labor activists wrestled with fundamental aspects of political philosophy and the development of American democracy, including majority rule versus individual liberty, the rule of law, and the qualifications required of citizens of a democracy. Offering a balanced assessment of mainstream leaders of American labor, from Samuel Gompers to George Meany, and their radical critics, including the Socialists and the Industrial Workers of the World, Sinyai provides an unusual and refreshing perspective on American labor history.



Author: Clayton Sinyai
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 03/31/2006
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.10w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9780801472992


Review Citation(s):
Commonweal 09/08/2006 pg. 23
Choice 12/01/2006 pg. 687

About the Author

Clayton Sinyai is a Researcher for the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) and Political Director for Laborers' Local 11.


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