On the Waves of Empire : U.S. Imperialism and Merchant Sailors, 1872-1924 Paperback / softback
by William D. Riddell
Part of the Working Class in American History series
Paperback / softback
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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.
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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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:18/07/2023
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- ISBN:9780252087301
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:18/07/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9780252087301
