William Z. Foster and the Tragedy of American Radicalism

Traces the political journey of a leading worker radical whose life and experiences encapsulate radicalism's rise and fall in the United States. Integrating indigenous and international factors that determined the fate of American communism, this book provides an understanding of the basis for radicalism among twentieth-century American workers.

Summary

Traces the political journey of a leading worker radical whose life and experiences encapsulate radicalism's rise and fall in the United States. Integrating indigenous and international factors that determined the fate of American communism, this book provides an understanding of the basis for radicalism among twentieth-century American workers.

Product details

• Authors: James R. Barrett
• Publisher: University Of Illinois Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.10.2001
• EAN: 9780252070518
• ISBN: 978-0-252-07051-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 513 g
• Series: Working Class in American History; Working Class in American Hist; Working Class in American History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous