From Harvard to the Ranks of Labor by Michael Robert Bussel

From Harvard to the Ranks of Labor by Michael Robert Bussel

A biography of the American socialist Powers Hapgood, this volume shows how Hapgood's career illustrates important developments in the evolution of liberalism and radicalism, the industrial union and working classes in 20th-century America.

“In this well-written biography, Powers Hapgood emerges as a model political radical and organizerHapgood is principled, dedicated, intellectually vigorous, and willing to practice what he preaches. He respects the integrity of ideas and of the workers and radicals he calls comrades, even when it means he must suffer painful personal consequences. The reader celebrates Hapgood’s and labor’s successes, shares the pain of their defeats, and learns from this history of individual and social struggle.”

—Alan Singer, Hofstra University

“Based on impressive research, Bussel’s study of Powers Hapgood is at once an illuminating biography of a labor activist and a fascinating case study of a familiar social type: the disillusioned upper class youth who seeks redemption in liberation movements. Cogent and insightful, Bussel’s book will have wide appeal.”

—Daniel Nelson, University of Akron

Robert Bussel, a former union organizer, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Labor Studies and Industrial Relations at the Penn State Great Valley Campus.

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ISBN 13	9780271018980
ISBN 10	0271018984
Title	From Harvard to the Ranks of Labor
Author	Michael Robert Bussel
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pennsylvania State University Press
Year published	1999-10-15
Number of pages	280
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