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Autore |
May Matthew S. |
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Soapbox rebellion : the Hobo Orator union and the free speech fights of the industrial workers of the world, 1909-1916. / / Matthew S. May |
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University of Alabama Press, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Collana |
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Rhetoric, Culture, and Social critique |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Freedom of speech - United States |
Social conflict - United States - History |
Radicalism - United States - History |
Industrial Workers of the World - United States - History |
Labor movement - United States - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Nothing in common : militant rhetorical history -- Sparks from a live wire : the origins of the free speech fights and the battle of Spokane, 1909-1910 -- A class the masters fear : Fresno, 1910-1911 -- A spectacle of agitators : San Diego, 1912 -- Timber-beast lament : the Everett massacre, 1916 -- Orator war machines and the will to revolution -- Notes -- Glossary -- Works cited -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Soapbox Rebellion, a new critical history of the free speech fights of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), illustrates how the lively and colorful soapbox culture of the "Wobblies" generated novel forms of class struggle. From 1909 to 1916, thousands of IWW members engaged in dozens of fights for freedom of speech throughout the American West. The volatile spread and circulation of hobo agitation during these fights amounted to nothing less than a soapbox rebellion in which public speech became the principal site of the struggle of the few to exploit th |
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