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):

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

Labor movement.

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

Detroit (Mich.).

Communist Party of the United States of America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 245 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; Rome ; Tokyo : 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:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Popular Front Activism and the Communist Cooperative

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

3. The Roots of Postwar Anticommunism, 1944-1945

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

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

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

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

Conclusion: Community Activism and the Labor Movement

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439919064

1439919062