| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 510 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Facing the future--labour's world in 1945 -- Building labour's anti-communist opposition in Europe -- For multilateralism of "independent activities"? -- The AFL and CIO abroad : from rivalry to merger -- A wedding without a honeymoon -- Into the 1960s : claiming a second ICFTU scalp -- Who speaks for American labour? -- Towards an independent role -- Au revoir becomes adieu -- Conclusion : the "Cold War" within the Cold War. |
| Summary |
"During the Cold War, American labour organizations were at the centre of the battle for the hearts and minds of working people. At a time when trade unions were a substantial force in both American and European politics, the fiercely anti-communist American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL CIO) set a strong example for labour organizations overseas. The AFL CIO cooperated closely with the US government on foreign policy and enjoyed an intimate, if sometimes strained, relationship with the CIA. The activities of its international staff, and especially the often secretive work of Jay Lovestone and Irving Brown--whose biographies read like characters plucked from a Le Carr{acute}e novel--exerted a major influence on relationships in Europe and beyond. Having mastered the enormous volume of correspondence and other records generated by staffers Lovestone and Brown, Carew presents a lively and clear account of what has largely been an unknown dimension of the Cold War. In impressive detail, Carew maps the international programs of the AFL CIO during the Cold War and its relations with labour organizations abroad, in addition to providing a summary of the labour situation of a dozen or more countries including Finland, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Greece, and India. American Labour's Cold War Abroad reveals how the Cold War compelled trade unionists to reflect on the role of unions in a free society. Yet there was to be no meeting of minds on this, and at the end of the 1960s the AFL CIO broke with the mainstream of the international labour movement to pursue its own crusade against communism."-- Provided by publisher. |
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EPUB: Access restricted to LAC onsite clients. Access restricted to LAC onsite clients. CaOONL |
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PDF: Unrestricted online access. Unrestricted online access. CaOONL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
AFL-CIO -- History -- 20th century.
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AFL-CIO. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Cold War (1945-1989) |
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Labor unions -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Labor unions -- Political activity. |
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United States. |
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Labor unions -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Labor unions. |
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Europe. |
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Labor movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Labor movement. |
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Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Anti-communist movements. |
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Anti-communist movements -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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International labor activities -- History -- 20th century.
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International labor activities. |
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Cold War.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
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International relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1945-1989 |
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1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Carew, Anthony, 1943- American labour's cold war abroad. Edmonton, Alberta : AU Press, 2018 1771992115 (OCoLC)1013590736 |
| ISBN |
9781771992121 (PDF ebook) |
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1771992123 (electronic book) |
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9781771992138 (EPUB) |
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1771992131 (EPUB) |
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9781771992145 |
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177199214X |
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9781771992114 (cloth) |
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1771992115 (cloth) |
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