Red Chicago: American Communism at Its Grassroots, 1928-35

by Randi Storch

Book Overview

Realities of the street-level American Communist experience during the worst years of the Depression

Red Chicago is a social history of American Communism set within the context of Chicago's neighborhoods, industries, and radical traditions. Using local party records, oral histories, union records, party newspapers, and government documents, Randi Storch fills the gap between Leninist principles and the day-to-day activities of Chicago's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252032063
• ISBN13: 9780252032066
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"