America’s Forgotten Holiday : : May Day and Nationalism, 1867-1960 / / Donna T. Haverty-Stacke.
Though now a largely forgotten holiday in the United States, May Day was founded here in 1886 by an energized labor movement as a part of its struggle for the eight-hour day. In ensuing years, May Day took on new meaning, and by the early 1900s had become an annual rallying point for anarchists, soc...
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | American History and Culture ;
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Out of America’s Urban, Industrial Cauldron The Origins of May Day as Event and Icon, 1867–1890
- 2. Revolutionary Dreams and Practical Action May Day and Labor Day, 1890–1903
- 3. Working-Class Resistance and Accommodation May Day and Labor Day, 1903–1916
- 4. Defining Americanism in the Shadow of Reaction May Day and the Cultural Politics of Urban Celebrations, 1917–1935
- 5. May Day’s Heyday The Promises and Perils of the Depression Era and the Popular Front, 1929–1939
- 6. World War II and Public Redefinitions of Americanism 1941–1945
- 7. May Day Becomes America’s Forgotten Holiday 1946–1960
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author