The UAW and the Heyday of American Liberalism, 1945–1968 / / Kevin Boyle.

"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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [1995]
©1995
Year of Publication:1995
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (360 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Illustrations --
Preface --
Abbreviations --
Introduction: Politics and Principle --
1. Building the Vanguard --
2. Craven Politics --
3. The Vital Center Shifts --
4. The Pull of Consensus --
5. The Crucible of Race --
6. Something Less than Perfect --
7. The Coalition of Conscience --
8. Building the Great Society --
9. The Widening Gyre --
10. Things Fall Apart --
Epilogue: The Limits of Liberalism --
Additional Abbreviations Used in Notes --
Notes --
Index
Summary:"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
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781501713286
9783110536171
DOI:10.7591/9781501713286
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Kevin Boyle.