Crucible of freedom
Subtitle: worker's democracy in the industrial heartland, 1914-1960
By: Eric Leif Davin.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780739122389; 9780739145722
Subjects: Working class -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Labor -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Industrial relations -- United States -- History -- 20th century; New Deal, 1933-1939; United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The workers' New Deal; title: The workers mobilize; title: The sources of solidarity, 1914-1930; title: From aliens to Americans; title: Ambiguous allies; title: A choice of champions; title: Storming the Bastille, 1930-1934; title: The workers' real deal, 1935-1937; title: Thermidor, deadlock, and consolidation, 1938-1940; title: Equality, solidarity, and a fair deal, 1940-1948; title: No retreat, no surrender, 1949-1960; title: All that is solid melts into air; title: The crucible of freedom.