The Immigrant Left in the United States (S U N Y Series in American Labor History)

This book investigates the role immigrant radicals have played in U.S. society from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. A valuable contribution to the history of the American Left, it makes use of a wealth of material from immigrants whose everyday speech and intellectual discourse were not in the English language. The social-history scholarship that informs the essays is innovative in method and purpose. Articles on Mexican-American, German, Jewish, Polish, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Italian, Ukrainian, Greek, Arab, and Haitian immigrants supply missing conceptual links between the immigration experience, the neighborhood and the workplace, and political, labor, and cultural institutions. Taken together, they offer a model study in transnational history, one of the most important new fields of historical inquiry. Included are essays by Douglas Monroy, Stan Nadel, Michael Topp, Mary E. Cygan, Maria Woroby, Michael W. Suleiman, Robert G. Lee, Carole Charles, Van Gosse, and the editors. A transnational social history of immigrant-group involvement in radical activities in nineteenth- and twentieth-century America that provides missing links between the immigration experience, the neighborhood, the workplace, politics, and culture.This book investigates the role immigrant radicals have played in U.S. society from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. A valuable contribution to the history of the American Left, it makes use of a wealth of material from immigrants whose everyday speech and intellectual discourse were not in the English language.The social-history scholarship that informs the essays is innovative in method and purpose. Articles on Mexican-American, German, Jewish, Polish, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Italian, Ukrainian, Greek, Arab, and Haitian immigrants supply missing conceptual links between the immigration experience, the neighborhood and the workplace, and political, labor, and cultural institutions. Taken together, they offer a model study in transnational history, one of the most important new fields of historical inquiry. Included are essays by Douglas Monroy, Stan Nadel, Michael Topp, Mary E. Cygan, Maria Woroby, Michael W. Suleiman, Robert G. Lee, Carole Charles, Van Gosse, and the editors.Paul Buhle directs the Oral History of the American Left project, Tamiment Library, New York University, and has written or edited 21 books, including Marxism in the United States; Encyclopedia of the American Left; The American Radical; and C. L. R. James: The Artist as Revolutionary. Dan Georgakas teaches in the Labor Education and Advancement Project of Queens College. He is author of Greek America at Work; associate editor of the newspaper The GreekAmerican; and coeditor of Encyclopedia of the American Left and New Directions in Greek American Studies. This Book Investigates The Role Immigrant Radicals Have Played In U.s. Society From The Mid-nineteenth Century To The Present. A Valuable Contribution To The History Of The American Left, It Makes Use Of A Wealth Of Material From Immigrants Whose Everyday Speech And Intellectual Discourse Were Not In The English Language. The Social-history Scholarship That Informs The Essays Is Innovative In Method And Purpose. Articles On Mexican-american, German, Jewish, Polish, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Italian, Ukrainian, Greek, Arab, And Haitian Immigrants Supply Missing Conceptual Links Between The Immigration Experience, The Neighborhood And The Workplace, And Political, Labor, And Cultural Institutions. Taken Together, They Offer A Model Study In Transnational History, One The Most Important New Fields Of Historical Inquiry. Fence Cutters, Sedicioso, And First-class Citizens : Mexican Radicalism In America / Douglas Monroy -- German Immigrant Left In The United States / Stan Nadel -- Themes In American Jewish Radicalism / Paul Buhle -- Italian-american Left : Transnationalism And The Quest For Unity / Michael Miller Topp -- Polish-american Left / Mary E. Cygan -- Ukrainian Immigrant Left In The United States, 1880-1950 / Maria Woroby -- Greek-american Radicalism : The Twentieth Century / Dan Georgakas -- Arab-american Left / Michael W. Suleiman -- Hidden World Of Asian Immigrant Radicalism / Robert G. Lee -- Haitian Life In New York And The Haitian-american Left / Carole Charles -- El Salvador Is Spanish For Vietnam : A New Immigrant Left And The Politics Of Solidarity / Van Gosse. Edited By Paul Buhle And Dan Georgakas. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.