Vito Marcantonio

Gerald Meyer

Description

This is the first study to fully explore Marcantonio's unique status as a radical politician who, despite massive opposition, held high public office for fourteen years. As congressional representative to Harlem, he became the leader of the most important third party in the United States, the American Labor Party, and achieved national stature as a spokesman for the left.

The book demonstrates Marcantonio's transcendence of a number of American truisms. Meyer explores the efficiency of Marcantonio's political machine, the unusual alliance of his two major political bases (East Harlem and El Barrio), and his open relationship with the Communist Party.
Tables, Photos, and Figures

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Marcantonio: Early Influences, 1902-1934

3. Marcantonio and Political Parties, 1934-1950

4. Marcantonio and the Communist Party

5. Marcantonio's Political Organization

6. Marcantonio and Italian Harlem

7. Marcantonio and El Barrio

8. Conclusion

Essay on Sources and Historiography

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Sujets

• Trade Unions
• Movimiento sindical
• Trade union

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 11 septembre 1989
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781438412924
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 113 Mo

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