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On the waves of empire : U.S. imperialism and merchant sailors, 1872-1924 / William D. Riddell.
Lippincott Library HD8039.S42U637 R53 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Riddell, William D., 1983- author.
- Series:
- Working class in American history
- The working class in American history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Merchant mariners--Labor unions--United States--History.
- Merchant mariners.
- Merchant mariners--United States--Legal status, laws, etc--History.
- Labor unions--20th century--History.
- Labor unions.
- Imperialism--United States--History--19th century.
- Imperialism.
- Imperialism--United States--History--20th century.
- Merchant mariners--Labor unions.
- Merchant mariners--Legal status, laws, etc.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 217 pages ; 23 cm.
- Other Title:
- United States imperialism and merchant sailors, 1872-1924
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- "In the aftermath of the Spanish-American War, the United States' acquisition of an overseas empire compelled the nation to reconsider the boundary between domestic and foreign--and between nation and empire. William D. Riddell looks at the experiences of merchant sailors and labor organizations to illuminate how domestic class conflict influenced America's emerging imperial system. Maritime workers crossed ever-shifting boundaries that forced them to reckon with the collision of different labor systems and markets. Formed into labor organizations like the Sailor's Union of the Pacific and the International Seaman's Union of America, they contested the U.S.'s relationship to its empire while capitalists in the shipping industry sought to impose their own ideas. Sophisticated and innovative, On the Waves of Empire reveals how maritime labor and shipping capital stitched together, tore apart, and re-stitched the seams of empire"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Riddell, William D., 1983- On the waves of empire
- ISBN:
- 9780252045165
- 0252045165
- 9780252087301
- 0252087305
- OCLC:
- 1345510845
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