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War and democracy : labor and the politics of peace / Elizabeth Kier.

Author/creator Kier, Elizabeth, 1958-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoIthaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Description1 online resource
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents Mobilizing labor for war and its implications for democracy -- Disciplining Italian labor -- Managing British labor -- Choosing a mobilization strategy: a counterfactual analysis -- Italian labor's radicalization -- British labor's moderation -- Explaining compliance and revenge, and the rise of Italian fascism -- Revisiting conventional explanations, and the failure of British reform -- Bringing the politics of war into the politics of peace
Abstract "Through a study of the mobilization of the Italian and British labor movements during World War I, this book explores whether war advances democracy. It explains why Italy descended into fascism and Britain made minimal democratic advances" -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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Issued in other formPrint version: Kier, Elizabeth, 1958- War and democracy Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021. 9781501756405
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020043174
ISBN9781501756429 (pdf)
ISBN9781501756412 (ebook)
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