Asset Details
Do you wish to reserve the book?
Labor Politics in New York
Hey, we have placed the reservation for you!
By the way, why not check out events that you can attend while you pick your title.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place the reservation. Kindly try again later.
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
Labor Politics in New York
Do you wish to request the book?
Labor Politics in New York
Please be aware that the book you have requested cannot be checked out. If you would like to checkout this book, you can reserve another copy
We have requested the book for you!
Your request is successful and it will be processed during the Library working hours. Please check the status of your request in My Requests.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place your request. Kindly try again later.
Book Chapter
Labor Politics in New York
2022
Overview
In 1886, Henry George, the radical social philosopher and advocate of a “single tax” on land, ran for mayor of New York at the head of the Union Labor Party. Advocating higher pay, shorter hours, and better conditions for workers; public ownership of utilities and mass transit; and the right to strike and organize, the George campaign assembled a varied and enthusiastic coalition of trade unionists, Irish nationalists, middle-class social reformers, German Socialists, and the dissident Roman Catholic priest Father Edward McGlynn. Radicals in the still-small East European Jewish immigrant community eagerly enlisted in the campaign as well, willing for
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Subject
ISBN
1501759876, 9781501759871
