Marc Cooper (KPFK News Director) interviews historian Jon Amsden (professor at U.C. Davis) about the labor movement and class struggle in the U.S. (for labor day special): Debs, the Wobblies, Palmer raids, Spanish Civil War, prairie socialism, bombing of the L.A. Times, and other topics are covered. Period 1900-1940 in U.S. is focus but current Mitterand socialists government in France is included. Edit at 30 minutes. Amsden published “Collective bargaining and class conflict in Spain” [c1972] and recommends “The Spainish revolution: the left and the struggle for power during the Civil War” [c1979] by Burnett Bolloten. Produced by Marc Cooper.
American Labor : Myths And Realities / Jon Amsden Interviewed By Marc Cooper
PRA Archive #:
KZ1073
Date Recorded On:
September 7, 1981
Date Broadcast On:
September 7, 1981.
Item Duration:
62 min.
Total Duration (All Reels):
Station: KPFK
Program: American Labor : Myths And Realities / Jon Amsden Interviewed By Marc Cooper
Keywords: American labor : myths and realities / John Amsen ; interviewed by Marc Cooper., AMSDEN, JON, Class struggle., Communism, Cooper, Marc., HISTORY, UNITED STATES, LABOR (see also INDUSTRY), Labor and laboring classes — United States — History., Labor unions — United States — History., LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Socialism — United States., SPANISH CIVIL WAR
Distributor: Distributor
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