In this Book
- Making the World Safe for Workers: Labor, the Left, and Wilsonian Internationalism
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
- Series: The Working Class in American History
summary
In this intellectually ambitious study, Elizabeth McKillen explores the significance of Wilsonian internationalism for workers and the influence of American labor in both shaping and undermining the foreign policies and war mobilization efforts of Woodrow Wilson's administration. McKillen highlights the major fault lines that emerged within labor circles as Wilson pursued his agenda in the context of Mexican and European revolutions, World War I, and the Versailles Peace Conference. McKillen's spotlight falls on the American Federation of Labor, whose leadership collaborated extensively with Wilson, assisting with propaganda, policy, and diplomacy. At the same time, other labor groups (and even sub-groups within the AFL) vehemently opposed Wilsonian internationalism. As McKillen shows, the choice to collaborate with or resist U.S. foreign policy remained an important one for labor throughout the twentieth century. In fact, it continues to resonate today in debates over the global economy, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the impact of U.S. policies on workers at home and abroad.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- p. 4
- Copyright Page
- pp. 5-7
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-18
- Part III: U.S. Belligerency
- pp. 123-127
- Part IV: Versailles and Its Aftermath
- pp. 177-180
- Conclusion
- pp. 241-246
- Abbreviations and Primary Sources
- pp. 287-292
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252095139
Related ISBN(s)
9780252037870, 9780252083860
MARC Record
OCLC
860827899
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2013-11-04
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2018