Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Socialism
- The Cambridge History of Socialism
- The Cambridge History of Socialism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors to Volume I
- Abbreviations
- Introduction to Volume I
- Part I Beginnings
- Part II Negating State Power
- The North Atlantic Region
- 15 Anarchism and Syndicalism in France
- 16 Spain in Revolt: The Revolutionary Legacy of Anarchism and Anarcho-Syndicalism
- 17 Anarchism and Syndicalism in Italy
- 18 Anarchism and Syndicalism in the United Kingdom
- 19 Anarchism and Syndicalism in the United States
- Africa, Asia, Latin America
- Worldwide Connections
- Index
- References
19 - Anarchism and Syndicalism in the United States
from The North Atlantic Region
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2022
- The Cambridge History of Socialism
- The Cambridge History of Socialism
- The Cambridge History of Socialism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors to Volume I
- Abbreviations
- Introduction to Volume I
- Part I Beginnings
- Part II Negating State Power
- The North Atlantic Region
- 15 Anarchism and Syndicalism in France
- 16 Spain in Revolt: The Revolutionary Legacy of Anarchism and Anarcho-Syndicalism
- 17 Anarchism and Syndicalism in Italy
- 18 Anarchism and Syndicalism in the United Kingdom
- 19 Anarchism and Syndicalism in the United States
- Africa, Asia, Latin America
- Worldwide Connections
- Index
- References
Summary
Both anarchism and syndicalism built upon pre-existing American traditions, while simultaneously adapting new ideas and tactics from Europe and elsewhere. Recognizably anarchist doctrines began to circulate in the decades before the American Civil War (1861–5), but a large-scale anarchist movement emerged only in the 1880s. The first and only major American syndicalist organization, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), appeared in 1905, influenced by American strains of Marxism and unionism as well as anarchism.
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- The Cambridge History of Socialism , pp. 466 - 488Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022