| Details | | Publication Date: | 1999-04-01 | | Series: | Landmark Law Cases & American Society |
| Size | | Length: | 118 pages | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 6.4 oz |
Industry Reviews The case in question is the strike against the Pullman Palace Car Company in 1894 by the American Railway Union, led by Eugene V. Debs. The broader issues here involve industrialization; the early labor movement; the emergence of capital as an economic, cultural, and political force; the role of the law and especially the Supreme Court in addressing new social and political realities; ideological conflict within American political thought and practice; and the development of labor law and labor relations during this period and beyond. Papke (law, Indiana Univ.) deftly handles all these issues, focusing on the personalities, parties, and principles at play in this critical confrontation between capital and labor. His book exemplifies the scope and purpose of this series, clearly and convincingly addressing the pertinent aspects of the controversy and thereby placing it within the broader stream of American political and cultural history. Highly recommended, especially for undergraduate courses and public and academic libraries. Stephen Kent Shaw, Northwest Nazarene Coll., Nampa, ID Dirda
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