Workingmen's Democracy
The Knights of Labor and American Politics
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Published:1st Jul '85
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Focusing on the operation and influence of the Knights of Labor—the leading labor organization of the nineteenth century—Workingmen's Democracy explores the dreams, achievements, and failures of a movement that sought to renew the democratic potential of American institutions.
Runner-up in both the John H. Dunning Prize and Albert J. Beveridge Award competitions
"The pick of a growing crop of studies on the American working class."--The Nation
"An important work, the best of several recent volumes on the Knights."--American Historical Review
- Runner-up for <DIV>Runner-up in both the John H. Dunning Prize and Albert J. Beveridge Award competitions</DIV> 1985
ISBN: 9780252012563
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
Weight: 399g
272 pages