William Z. Foster and the tragedy of American radicalism
By: James R. Barrett .
Series: The working class in American history; Working class in American history
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Foster, William Z., -- 1881-1961; Communists -- United States -- Biography; Labor leaders -- United States -- Biography; Radicalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Labor unions -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Communism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Working class -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-343) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Skittereen and the open road, 1881-1904; title: From socialism to syndicalism, 1904-12; title: The militant minority, 1912-16; title: The Chicago stockyards, 1917-18; title: The great steel strike, 1918-19; title: From syndicalism to communism, 1920-22; title: Boring from within, 1922-25; title: Factionalism, 1925-29; title: Class against class, 1929-35; title: On the margins of the popular front, 1935-45; title: Five minutes to midnight, 1945-56; title: The final conflict, 1956-61; title: Conclusion.