Communists and community : activism in Detroit's labor movement, 1941-1956 / Ryan S. Pettengill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pettengill, Ryan S., 1980- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communist Party of the United States of America.

Labor movement--Michigan--Detroit--History--20th century.

Labor movement.

Labor unions and communism--Michigan--Detroit--History--20th century.

Labor unions and communism.

Community activists--Michigan--Detroit--History--20th century.

Community activists.

History.

Detroit (Mich.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Detroit (Mich.).

Social conditions.

Michigan--Detroit.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 245 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Communists and Community chronicles labor activism and community organizing sponsored by the Communist Party in Detroit from 1942 to 1956, to investigate the changing nature of community-based activism in the twentieth century"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Popular Front Activism and the Communist Cooperative p. 19

2 World War, a Community Crisis, and the Communist Cooperative p. 43

3 The Roots of Postwar Anticommunism, 1944-1945 p. 67

4 Community Activism and the Emergence of Postwar Detroit, 1945-1949 p. 88

5 Anticommunism and the Transition of Labor Activism, 1945-1949 p. 109

6 Community Activism in the Age of McCarthy, 1950-1956 p. 128

7 Anticommunism, Local Politics, and the Demise of Community Activism p. 143.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Pettengill, Ryan S., 1980- Communists and community

ISBN:

9781439919040

1439919046

9781439919057

1439919054

OCLC:

1121421724