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200 10$aPure and simple politics $ethe American Federation of Labor and political activism, 1881-1917 /$fJulie Greene$b[electronic resource]
210  1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d1998.
215   $a1 online resource (xi, 293 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s)
300   $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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311   $a0-521-43398-3 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $gpt. 1.$tThe Rise of Pure and Simple Politics.$g1.$tBuilding the Federation.$tThe Social Roots of the AFL.$tPreserving the Trade Unions.$tGompers and the Triumph of Conservative Unionism.$g2.$tThe Revolt Against Party Slavery.$tThe Problem of Working-Class Politics.$tThe Birth of "Pure and Simple" Politics.$tGompers's Political Vision.$g3.$tLabor's New Century.$tThe Federation's Political Agenda.$tThe Open-Shop Drive.$tLobbying and Class Conflict.$tBeyond Lobbying --$gpt. 2.$tThe Strike at the Ballot Box.$g4.$tA Popular Uprising of Honest Men.$tLabor's Program.$tResources at the Top.$tTactics at the Bottom.$tPolitical Conflict in the AFL.$g5.$tDelivering the Labor Vote.$tPartisan Culture and the Working Class.$tThe Birth of Labor's Democracy.$tShall the People Rule?
330   $aScholarship on American labor politics has been dominated by the view that the American Federation of Labor, the dominant labor organization, rejected political action in favor of economic strategies. Based upon extensive research into labor and political party records, this study demonstrates that, despite the common belief, the AFL devoted great attention to political activity. The organization's main strategy, however, which Julie Greene terms 'pure and simple politics', dictated that trade unionists alone should shape American labor politics. Exploring the period from 1881 to 1917, Pure and Simple Politics focuses on the quandaries this approach generated for American trade unionists. Politics for AFL members became a highly contested terrain, as leaders attempted to implement a strategy which many rank-and-file workers rejected. Furthermore, its drive to achieve political efficacy increasingly exposed the AFL to forces beyond its control, as party politicians and other individuals began seeking to influence labor's political strategy and tactics.
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