On the waves of empire: U.S. imperialism and merchant sailors, 1872-1924
William D. Riddell
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- E-Book
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- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023]
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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"-- [Provided by publisher]
- Author/Creator:
- Riddell, William D., 1983- , author
- Languages:
- English
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- Item content: English
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- Print version: On the waves of empire [by Riddell, W.D.] (Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023] — ISBN 9780252045165; LCCN 2022059020)
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 25, 2023). - Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
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- text file
- Call Numbers:
- HD8039.S42 U6 2023eb
- ISBNs:
- 9780252054532 (electronic book)
0252054539 (electronic book)
9780252045165 (hardcover) [Invalid]
9780252087301 (paperback) [Invalid] - Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 2022059021
- OCLC Numbers:
- 1371465836