The I. W. W. a Study of American Syndicalism / / Paul Frederick Brissenden,.

Presents an historical and descriptive sketch of the drift from the parliamentary to industrial socialism as depicted in the career history of the Industrial Workers of the World in the United States when it was a mere thirteen years old.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1919]
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Year of Publication:1919
Language:English
Series:Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law
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Physical Description:1 online resource (448 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Part I. Beginnings
  • I. Forerunners of the I. W. W.
  • II. The Birth of the Organization
  • III. The I. W. W. versus the A. F. of L.
  • Part II. The “Original” I. W. W.
  • IV. Maiden Efforts on the Economic Field
  • V. The Coup of the “Proletarian Rabble”
  • VI. The Structure of A Militant Union
  • VII. The Fight for Existence
  • VIII. “Job Control” at Goldfield
  • IX. Doctrinaire versus Direct-Actionist
  • X. The I. W . W . on the “Civilized Plane”
  • Part III. The Direct-Actionists
  • XI. Free Speech and Sabotage
  • XII. Lawrence and the Crest of Power
  • XIII. Dual Unionism and Decentralization
  • XIV. Recent Tendencies
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Index