The southern key class, race, and radicalism in the 1930s and 1940s Goldfield, Michael creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. nyu 2020 2020 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (ix, 416 pages) "The South is today, as it always has been, the key to understanding American society, its politics, its constitutional anomalies and government structure, its culture, its social relations, its music and literature, its media focus, its blind spots, and virtually everything else. The Golden Key argues that much of what is important in American politics and society today was largely shaped by the successes and failures of the labor movements of the 1930s and 1940s, and most notably the failures of southern labor organizing during this period. It also argues that these failures, despite some important successes in organizing interracial unions, left the South (and consequentially much of the rest of the United States as well) racially backward and open to right-wing demagoguery. These failures have led to a nationwide decline in unionization, growing economic inequality, and overall failures to confront white supremacy head on. In an in-depth look at unexamined archival material and detailed data, The Golden key challenges established historiography, both telling a tale of race, radicalism, and betrayal and arguing that the outcome was not at all predetermined"-- Introduction. America as the South and Alabama exceptionalism -- Rigor in historical analysis -- The vanguard: coal miners and structural power -- Social movement upsurge: associative power -- Class struggle in steel -- Paul Bunyan and the frozen logger: the mystery of woodworker unionism in the South -- Textile, where the fabric meets the road the perils of cultural analysis -- The failure of Operation Dixie: the poverty of liberalism -- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde the pluses and minuses of the communist party -- Conclusion. The historical balance sheet. Michael Goldfield. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-usu-- n-us--- Southern States Social conditions 20th century Southern States Civilization 20th century Southern States Social life and customs 20th century Equality United States United States Race relations États-Unis (Sud) Conditions sociales 20e siècle États-Unis (Sud) Civilisation 20e siècle États-Unis Relations raciales Democracy Political Ideologies POLITICAL SCIENCE Comparative Politics Labor & Industrial Relations Radicalism Social conditions Manners and customs Equality Civilization Race relations Southern States United States 1900-1999 fast HN79.A13 G65 2020 306.0975 Southern key Goldfield, Michael. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020] (DLC) 2019044783 (OCoLC)1122691848 9780190079352 0190079355 9780190079345 0190079347 9780190079321 2019044784 ysd3mg9 cloudLibrary http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/33570 DLC 191001 20260319181326.3 in00005717676 eng