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A Fabric of Defeat: The Politics of South Carolina Millhands, 1910-1948 New Edition
Author(s): Bryant Simon (Author)
- Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication Date: 30 Jun. 1998
- Edition: New
- Language: English
- Print length: 368 pages
- ISBN-10: 0807824011
- ISBN-13: 9780807824016
Book Description
The author of this study seeks to bring to life the politics of white South Carolina millhands during the first half of the 20th century. He explores how this group of labourers thought about and participated in politics and public power – at the polling station, at home and on the shop floor.
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Brings to life the politics of white South Carolina millhands from 1920 to 1945. Examines laborers as they engaged in political activity and shows how their politics reflected their public and private opinions.
