A Rope of Sand: The AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, 1955-1967

by Alan Draper

The first book-length, scholarly treatment of the subject, this volume examines the AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education (COPE) from its origins in 1955 to the stunning defeat of COPE-endorsed candidates in the 1966 Congressional elections. In an attempt to determine whether the AFL-CIO is a surrogate for the social democratic party that the American party system lacks, Draper analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of labor's alliance with the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275930459
• ISBN13: 9780275930455
• Release Date: November 1988
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"