Bücher von Robert H. Zieger

This text examines the causes, prosecution and legacy of World War I, from the perspective of American involvement. It illuminates American influence on the war, looking at battles and diplomatic moves, and the war's impact at home, covering the changing state of American politics, and society.

Robert Zieger charts the rise of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) from its founding in 1935 to its merger with the American Federation of Labor in 1955. The book combines the institutional history of the CIO with depictions of working-class life in this critical period.