Fragile Alliances
Subtitle: Labor and Politics in Evansville, Indiana, 1919-1955 (Contributions in Labor Studies)
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: July 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780313321573
Subjects: Employment & unemployment; Political science & theory; Trade unions; 20th century; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; USA; Government - State & Provincial; Government - U.S. Government; Labor & Industrial Relations - General; Political Science / State & Local Government; Evansville; History; Indiana; Labor unions; Political activity; Political culture; United States; Working class
First sentence: Described by one author as an "urban island in a rural sea," Evansville, located on a bluff along the Ohio River in southwestern Indiana, has long served as an industrial center for sixteen counties in southwest Indiana, southeast Illinois, and western Kentucky.