The UAW and the Heyday of American Liberalism, 1945–1968
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Published:18th Jun '98
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
A "Choice" magazine "Outstanding Academic Book for 1996"
"Kevin Boyle has done a masterful job of identifying the unique contribution of the UAW, not only to American Liberalism, but also to the nation and to all people."—Victor G. Reuther
"Kevin Boyle has done a masterful job of identifying the unique contribution of the UAW, not only to American Liberalism, but also to the nation and to all people. As contemporary labor and society at large search for new directions, this book should be required reading."—Victor G. Reuther
Intelligent, well written, and exhaustively researched,... Boyle's work... is part of an important and increasingly favorable reevaluation of the character of late New Deal social democracy.
(Journal of American History)This book constitutes a compelling argument that throughout the immediate post-war decades, the union's leadership under Reuther attempted to construct a cross-class, biracial reform coalition in the United States.... The role and influence of institutions in the making of history is surely an argument that labour historians ignore at their own peril. Post-war United States labour historical scholarship has been surely enriched by Boyle pointing that out in such a compelling fashion.
- Harry Knowles, University of Sydney (The Journal of Industrial Relati- Winner of A 1996 Choice Magazine "Outstanding Academic Title.
ISBN: 9780801485381
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
Weight: 907g
360 pages