Labor's great war
Subtitle: the struggle for industrial democracy and the origins of modern  American labor relations, 1912-1921
By: Joseph A. McCartin.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Labor movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Industrial relations -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Labor unions -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- United States
Description: In his comprehensive look at labor issues during the decade of the Great War, McCartin explores the political, economic, and social forces that gave rise to this conflict and shows how rising labor militancy and the sudden erosion of managerial control in wartime workplaces combined to create an industrial crisis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-291) and index.