Subtitle: The American Working Class in the 1930s
Author: Newsinger, John
Year: 2012
ISBN: 9781905192939
Pages: 208
Language: English
Publisher: Bookmarks
Publisher's city: London
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The 1930s were a turning point for the American working class movement. John Newsinger examines the key year of 1934, which saw mass struggles by Teamsters, dockers and car workers; and 1937 – the year of the sit-down – centred around car workers in Detroit and Flint. Finally, he seeks to understand the defeat of the most powerful working class and its political leadership, leading to red-baiting and the formation of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Including large quantities of original research, this book will appeal to the specialist and general reader alike.