The United States and the European Trade Union Movement, 1944-1951

by Federico Romero, Harvey Fergusson (Translator)

Overview

"A superb integration of national and international history."--Journal of American History

"A fascinating and scholarly study in cold war history, equally expert in both American and Italian history."--International History Review

"Must reading for all who seek a more sophisticated understanding of how countries interact, each under the influence of its own political culture."--American Historical Review

"[Romero] has provided an excellent synthesis and successfully blended the international and internal, Italian and American facets of a complicated and important story, and done so in a readable and interesting text."--Sidney Tarrow, Cornell University

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807864197
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	11/09/2000
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	312
File size:	2 MB

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A superb integration of national and international history.—Journal of American History

A fascinating and scholarly study in cold war history, equally expert in both American and Italian history.—International History Review

Must reading for all who seek a more sophisticated understanding of how countries interact, each under the influence of its own political culture.—American Historical Review

[Romero] has provided an excellent synthesis and successfully blended the international and internal, Italian and American facets of a complicated and important story, and done so in a readable and interesting text.—Sidney Tarrow, Cornell University

Editorial Reviews

Romero (American history, U. of Bologna, Italy) uses Italy as an example of how, as part of the reconstruction after World War II, the US government tried and failed to mold European trade unions into the American model: nonpolitical, concerned only with wages and working conditions, and supportive of market capitalism. Originally published in Italian in 1989. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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"[Romero] has provided an excellent synthesis and successfully blended the international and internal, Italian and American facets of a complicated and important story, and done so in a readable and interesting text."--Sidney Tarrow, Cornell University

"A fascinating and scholarly study in cold war history, equally expert in both American and Italian history."--"International History Review"

"A superb integration of national and international history."--"Journal of American History"

"Must reading for all who seek a more sophisticated understanding of how countries interact, each under the influence of its own political culture."--"American Historical Review"

From the Publisher