• Acknowledgments; 1. The struggle and the conciliation; 2. Schism and solidarity; 3. Vox Populi, Vox Dei; 4. Esprit de corps; 5. Organizing the fourth estate; 6. The new covenant; 7. 'Above all we are syndicalists'; 8. From congregation to reformed church; 9. Dealignment; 10. The party the syndicalists built; 11. Conclusion; Works cited; Index.

"In this book, Christopher Ansell has made an important contribution to organizational thory, using the French labor movement during teh Third Republic as his laboratory. Along the way, theoretical probability opened new windows on the history of the movement with relevance for our understanding not only of its dramatic and convoluted course but also of contemporary France. The study thus succeeds on two levels, though it is likely that sociologists will be more pleased with it than will some historians." - Journal of Modern History Christopher H. Johnson, Wayne State University

• Acknowledgments; 1. The struggle and the conciliation; 2. Schism and solidarity; 3. Vox Populi, Vox Dei; 4. Esprit de corps; 5. Organizing the fourth estate; 6. The new covenant; 7. 'Above all we are syndicalists'; 8. From congregation to reformed church; 9. Dealignment; 10. The party the syndicalists built; 11. Conclusion; Works cited; Index.

"In this book, Christopher Ansell has made an important contribution to organizational thory, using the French labor movement during teh Third Republic as his laboratory. Along the way, theoretical probability opened new windows on the history of the movement with relevance for our understanding not only of its dramatic and convoluted course but also of contemporary France. The study thus succeeds on two levels, though it is likely that sociologists will be more pleased with it than will some historians." - Journal of Modern History Christopher H. Johnson, Wayne State University

• Acknowledgments; 1. The struggle and the conciliation; 2. Schism and solidarity; 3. Vox Populi, Vox Dei; 4. Esprit de corps; 5. Organizing the fourth estate; 6. The new covenant; 7. 'Above all we are syndicalists'; 8. From congregation to reformed church; 9. Dealignment; 10. The party the syndicalists built; 11. Conclusion; Works cited; Index.

"In this book, Christopher Ansell has made an important contribution to organizational thory, using the French labor movement during teh Third Republic as his laboratory. Along the way, theoretical probability opened new windows on the history of the movement with relevance for our understanding not only of its dramatic and convoluted course but also of contemporary France. The study thus succeeds on two levels, though it is likely that sociologists will be more pleased with it than will some historians." - Journal of Modern History Christopher H. Johnson, Wayne State University