On the Waves of Empire : U.S. Imperialism and Merchant Sailors, 1872-1924
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Working Class in American History
ISBN-10
0252087305
ISBN-13
9780252087301
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Imprint
University of Illinois Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 18th, 2023
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
376 grams
Dimensions
15.10 x 22.90 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification:
United States of America, USA20th century, c 1900 to c 1999History of the AmericasModern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 190020th century history: c 1900 to c 2000Maritime historyColonialism & imperialismPolitics & governmentPolitics and governmentIndustrial relations, health & safetyIndustrial relations, occupational health and safetyHistoryHistory of the AmericasMaritime historyColonialism and imperialism
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In the aftermath of the Spanish-American War, the United States’ acquisition of an overseas empire compelled the nation to reconsider the boundary between domestic and foreign--and between nation and empire. William D. Riddell looks at the experiences of merchant sailors and labor organizations to illuminate how domestic class conflict influenced America’s emerging imperial system.
In the aftermath of the Spanish-American War, the United States’ acquisition of an overseas empire compelled the nation to reconsider the boundary between domestic and foreign--and between nation and empire. William D. Riddell looks at the experiences of merchant sailors and labor organizations to illuminate how domestic class conflict influenced America’s emerging imperial system. Maritime workers crossed ever-shifting boundaries that forced them to reckon with the collision of different labor systems and markets. Formed into labor organizations like the Sailor’s Union of the Pacific and the International Seaman’s Union of America, they contested the U.S.’s relationship to its empire while capitalists in the shipping industry sought to impose their own ideas.
Sophisticated and innovative, On the Waves of Empire reveals how maritime labor and shipping capital stitched together, tore apart, and re-stitched the seams of empire.
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