Vito Marcantonio : radical politician, 1902-1954 / Gerald Meyer.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: SUNY series in American labor historyPublication details: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c1989.Description: xii, 303 pages illustrations and tables. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0791400824
  • 0791400832
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 328.73/092/4 19
LOC classification:
  • E 748. M33 M48 1989
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Marcantonio: early influences, 1902-1934 -- 3. Marcantonio and political parties, 1934-1950 -- 4. Marcantonio and the Communist Party -- 5. Marcantonio's political organization -- 6. Marcantonio and Italian Harlem -- 7. Marcantonio and El Barrio -- 8. Conclusion -- Essay on sources and historiography
Summary: "Vito Marcantonio (1902-1954) served in the United Stares House of Representatives from East Harlem fourteen years -- 1934-36, 1938-50. From that position Marcantonio acted as the national spokesperson for the left, or at least that part of the left in some way associated with the Communist Party....But Marcantonio was not a Communist. His association with the Party is a big part of the story, which cannot be ignored; but it is not the entire story." -- from Introduction Summary: "This is the first study to fully explore Marcantonio's unique stats as a radical politician who, despite massive opposition, held high public office for fourteen years. As congressional representative to Harlem, he became the leader of the most important third party in the United States, the American Labor Party, and achieved national stature as a spokesman for the left. "The book demonstrates Marcantonio's transcendence of a number of American truisms. Meyer explores the efficiency of Marcantonio's political machine, unusual alliance of his two major political bases (East Harlem and El Barrio), and his open relationship with the Communist Party." -- from the back cover
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-294) and index..

1. Introduction -- 2. Marcantonio: early influences, 1902-1934 -- 3. Marcantonio and political parties, 1934-1950 -- 4. Marcantonio and the Communist Party -- 5. Marcantonio's political organization -- 6. Marcantonio and Italian Harlem -- 7. Marcantonio and El Barrio -- 8. Conclusion -- Essay on sources and historiography

"Vito Marcantonio (1902-1954) served in the United Stares House of Representatives from East Harlem fourteen years -- 1934-36, 1938-50. From that position Marcantonio acted as the national spokesperson for the left, or at least that part of the left in some way associated with the Communist Party....But Marcantonio was not a Communist. His association with the Party is a big part of the story, which cannot be ignored; but it is not the entire story." -- from Introduction

"This is the first study to fully explore Marcantonio's unique stats as a radical politician who, despite massive opposition, held high public office for fourteen years. As congressional representative to Harlem, he became the leader of the most important third party in the United States, the American Labor Party, and achieved national stature as a spokesman for the left.
"The book demonstrates Marcantonio's transcendence of a number of American truisms. Meyer explores the efficiency of Marcantonio's political machine, unusual alliance of his two major political bases (East Harlem and El Barrio), and his open relationship with the Communist Party." -- from the back cover

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