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100 1 _aReinstein, Boris
245 1 0 _aInternational May Day and American Labor Day :
_bA Holiday Expressing Working Class Emancipation Versus a Holiday Exalting Labor's Chains
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-05-06
508 _aProduced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"International May Day and American Labor Day" by Boris Reinstein is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This book explores the contrasting nature and significance of two holidays dedicated to labor—the internationally recognized May Day and the American Labor Day. Reinstein discusses the origins, meanings, and implications of both events, linking them to the broader struggles of the working class for emancipation and political recognition. In the book, Reinstein critiques the American Labor Day as a holiday orchestrated by capitalist powers to placate the working class, contrasting it with the revolutionary spirit of May Day, established to unite workers worldwide in their struggles against exploitation. He argues that while May Day represents a call to arms for workers' rights and solidarity across borders, American Labor Day symbolizes a superficial appeasement that hinders the advancement of true labor rights. Throughout, Reinstein emphasizes the importance of class consciousness and organization among laborers, asserting that real emancipation can only come through a united front against the capitalist class and its interests. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSocialism
653 _aMay Day (Labor holiday)
653 _aLabor Day
653 _aWorking class -- Political activity
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54666
999 _c95498
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