Making the world safe for workers : labor, the Left, and Wilsonian internationalism /
McKillen, Elizabeth, 1957-
Making the world safe for workers : labor, the Left, and Wilsonian internationalism / Elizabeth McKillen. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource - - The working class in American history .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part I. Mexico and the Western Hemisphere -- part II. World War I and the U.S. labor debate over neutrality and preparedness -- part III. U.S. Belligerency -- part Ivolume Versailles and its aftermath.
In this intellectually ambitious study, Elizabeth McKillen explores the significance of Wilsonian internationalism for workers and the influence of American labour in both shaping and undermining the foreign policies and war mobilization efforts of Woodrow Wilson's administration. McKillen highlights the major fault lines and conflicts that emerged within labor circles as Wilson pursued his agenda in the context of Mexican and European revolutions, World War I, and the Versailles Peace Conference.
9780252095139
2019718527
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
International Labour Organization.
Labor--History--United States--20th century.
Labor unions--Political activity--History--United States--20th century.
Labor movement--History--20th century.
International labor activities--History--20th century.
Electronic Books.
HD8072 / .M355 2013
Making the world safe for workers : labor, the Left, and Wilsonian internationalism / Elizabeth McKillen. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource - - The working class in American history .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part I. Mexico and the Western Hemisphere -- part II. World War I and the U.S. labor debate over neutrality and preparedness -- part III. U.S. Belligerency -- part Ivolume Versailles and its aftermath.
In this intellectually ambitious study, Elizabeth McKillen explores the significance of Wilsonian internationalism for workers and the influence of American labour in both shaping and undermining the foreign policies and war mobilization efforts of Woodrow Wilson's administration. McKillen highlights the major fault lines and conflicts that emerged within labor circles as Wilson pursued his agenda in the context of Mexican and European revolutions, World War I, and the Versailles Peace Conference.
9780252095139
2019718527
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
International Labour Organization.
Labor--History--United States--20th century.
Labor unions--Political activity--History--United States--20th century.
Labor movement--History--20th century.
International labor activities--History--20th century.
Electronic Books.
HD8072 / .M355 2013