Henry george and the crisis of inequality - progress and poverty in the gil
Edward Odonnell (Author)
Edward T. O'Donnell's exploration of Henry George's life and times merges labor, ethnic, intellectual, and political history to illuminate the early labor movement in New York during the Gilded Age. George's accessible, forward-thinking ideas on democracy, equality, and freedom have tremendous value for contemporary debates.
376 sidor ; 15.3 cm
9780231120012, 023112001X
1023364146
Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction Part I: The Making of a Radical, 1839-1879 1. "To Be Something and Somebody in the World" 2. "Poverty Enslaves Men We Boast Are Political Sovereigns": Progress and Poverty and Henry George's Republicanism Part II: The Emergence of "New Political Forces," 1880-1885 3. "New York Is an Immense City": The Empire City in the Early 1880s 4. "Radically and Essentially the Same": Irish-American Nationalism and American Labor 5. "Labor Built This Republic, Labor Shall Rule It" Part III: The Great Upheaval, 1886-1887 6. "The Country Is Drifting into Danger" 7. "To Save Ourselves from Ruin" 8. "Your Party Will Go Into Pieces" Epilogue Notes Index