The Wobblies in Their Heyday: The Rise and Destruction of the Industrial Workers of the World during the World War I Era
The Rise and Destruction of the Industrial Workers of the World during the World War I Era
Nonfiction, History, Reference, Study & Teaching, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Eric Thomas Chester | ISBN: | 9781440833021 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO | Publication: | August 26, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Praeger | Language: | English |
| Author: | Eric Thomas Chester |
| ISBN: | 9781440833021 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO |
| Publication: | August 26, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Praeger |
| Language: | English |
During World War I, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) rose to prominence as an effective, militant union and then was destroyed by a devastating campaign of repression launched by the federal government. This book documents the rise and fall of this important industrial labor organization.
• Offers an accurate portrayal of the Wobblies as a group of dedicated radicals who viewed workplace organizing as one aspect of a broader movement to bring about fundamental social change
• Presents information drawn from a wide range of documents held in the National Archives that were kept closed to the public for many decades after the World War I era
• Provides a unique case study of the profound impact that World War I had on those who remained at home and how the federal government stifled dissent to quell popular discontent
• Represents the only modern, in-depth, and scholarly examination of the IWW in its heyday
During World War I, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) rose to prominence as an effective, militant union and then was destroyed by a devastating campaign of repression launched by the federal government. This book documents the rise and fall of this important industrial labor organization.
• Offers an accurate portrayal of the Wobblies as a group of dedicated radicals who viewed workplace organizing as one aspect of a broader movement to bring about fundamental social change
• Presents information drawn from a wide range of documents held in the National Archives that were kept closed to the public for many decades after the World War I era
• Provides a unique case study of the profound impact that World War I had on those who remained at home and how the federal government stifled dissent to quell popular discontent
• Represents the only modern, in-depth, and scholarly examination of the IWW in its heyday
