Labor and Urban Politics: Class Conflict and the Origins of Modern Liberalism in Chicago, 1864-97

by Richard Schneirov

Book Overview

This finely detailed narrative is the definitive account of the rise to power of the Chicago labor movement amidst the 1877 railroad strike, the 1886 struggle over the eight-hour workday, and the 1894... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252066766
• ISBN13: 9780252066764
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"