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Popular Radicalism and the Unemployed in Chicago during the Great Depression

Name: Popular Radicalism and the Unemployed in Chicago during the Great Depression
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ISBN: 9781839983252

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In a time when mass joblessness and precarious employment are becoming issues of national concern, it is useful to reconsider the experiences of the unemployed in an earlier period of economic hardship, the Great Depression. Focusing on the bellwether city of Chicago, this book reevaluates those struggles, revealing the kernel of political radicalism and class resistance in practices that are usually thought of as apolitical and un-ideological. From communal sharing to “eviction riots,” from Unemployed Councils to the nationwide movement behind the remarkable Workers’ Unemployment Insurance Bill, millions of people fought to end the reign of capitalist values and usher in a new, more socialistic society. Today, their legacy is their resilience, their resourcefulness, and their proof that the unemployed can organize themselves to renew the struggle for a more just world.

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Year:

2022

Publisher:

Anthem Press

Language:

English

ISBN 10:

1839983256

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9781839983252