Publication

2000-03-08 - University of Illinois Press

Language

English

Word Count

88,000 words, Guess

Page Count

352 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number99006192
  • Goodreads2596272

Classifications

  • LCCHX84.F6 B37 1999

Description

"William Z. Foster and the Tragedy of American Radicalism incorporates the indigenous and the international factors that determined the fate of American communism. By tracing the evolution of Foster's experiences and ideology and assaying the quality of his political commitment as a worker and organizer in the American West and Midwest, Barret provides foundation for understanding the basis for radicalism among twentieth-century American workers."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

THE IRISH CALLED IT "Skittereen"-a squalid stretch of Philadelphia's West End from Sixteenth Street to Seventeenth Street, between South Street and Fitzwater.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • William Z. Foster and the Tragedy of American Radicalism (Working Class in American History)HardcoverUniversity of Illinois Press2000-03-08

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