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America's forgotten holiday : May Day and nationalism, 1867-1960 / Donna T. Haverty-Stacke.
Lippincott Library HD7791 .H38 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haverty-Stacke, Donna T.
- Series:
- American history and culture (New York University Press)
- American history and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- May Day (Labor holiday)--United States--History.
- May Day (Labor holiday).
- Nationalism--United States--History.
- Nationalism.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- x, 303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2009]
- Contents:
- 1 Out of America's Urban, Industrial Cauldron: The Origins of May Day as Event and Icon, 1867-1890 15
- 2 Revolutionary Dreams and Practical Action: May Day and Labor Day, 1890-1903 44
- 3 Working-Class Resistance and Accommodation: May Day and Labor Day, 1903-1916 73
- 4 Defining Americanism in the Shadow of Reaction: May Day and the Cultural Politics of Urban Celebrations, 1917-1935 105
- 5 May Day's Heyday: The Promises and Perils of the Depression Era and the Popular Front, 1929-1939 142
- 6 World War II and Public Redefinitions of Americanism, 1941-1945 174
- 7 May Day Becomes America's Forgotten Holiday, 1946-1960 193.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-288) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814737057
- 0814737056
- OCLC:
- 232536686
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