Making the World Safe for Workers

Labor, the Left, and Wilsonian Internationalism

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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In this intellectually ambitious study, Elizabeth McKillen explores the significance of Wilsonian internationalism for workers and the influence of American labor in both shaping and undermining the foreign policies and war mobilization efforts of Woodrow Wilson's administration. McKillen highlights the major fault lines and conflicts that emerged within labor circles as Wilson pursued his agenda in the context of Mexican and European revolutions, World War I, and the Versailles Peace Conference. As McKillen shows, the choice to collaborate with or resist U.S. foreign policy remained an important one for labor throughout the twentieth century. In fact, it continues to resonate today in debates over the global economy, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the impact of U.S. policies on workers at home and abroad.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-07-30
Mått156 x 235 x 23 mm
Vikt481 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagUniversity of Illinois Press
ISBN9780252083860

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CoverTitle PageCopyright PageContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Mexico and the Western HemisphereChapter 1: The Mexican Revolution as CatalystPart II: World War I and the U.S. Labor Debate over Neutrality and PreparednessChapter 2: The Outbreak of World War I and the Socialist "War on War"Chapter 3: Antiwar Cultures of the AFL, the Debate over Preparedness, and the Gompers TurnaboutPart III: U.S. BelligerencyChapter 4: Dialectical RelationshipsChapter 5: The AFL, International Labor Politics, and Labor Dissent in 1918Part IV: Versailles and Its AftermathChapter 6: Making the World Safe for Workers?Chapter 7: U.S. Labor Irreconcilables and Reservationists and the Founding ILO Conference in WashingConclusionNotesAbbreviations and Primary SourcesIndex

"A well-written narrative that draws on diverse schools of scholarship, including labour, gender, Black, borderland, immigration, and international relations. Making the World Safe for Workers is an enlightening study of an undeservedly forgotten chapter in modern history."--Labour/Le Travail"In fact, this work presents an insightful case study of a conflict that continues to divide the workers' movement: what should the relationship of labor be with U.S. foreign policy?"--Labor Studies Journal"A masterpiece of historical scholarship that blends finely grained institutional analysis of the labor movement, a bottom-up account of foreign policy, and a fascinating story of policy making. Highly recommended."--Choice"McKillen shows the strength of the antiwar impulses within American labor. An important breakthrough."--The Journal of American History"On the whole, McKillen's Making the World Safe for Workers makes a major contribution in our understanding of domestic opposition to and support for World War 1 and Wilsonian diplomacy."--Canadian Journal of History"McKillen is an enthusiastic advocate of transnational history, and this book advances her cause. It is richly documented and keenly analytic. Space forbids a full discussion of many of the issues she raises. Everyone interested in transnational labor history should read it." --Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era