By Federico Romero

during this research of U.S. postwar coverage towards the reconstruction of Europe's exchange unions, Romero demonstrates the weaknesses of the yankee technique to reshape ecu societies within the likeness of yank social pluralism. utilizing Italy as a case research, he indicates how the U.S. executive cooperated with the yank Federation of work to help pleasant anti-Communist unions.

Originally released in 1993.

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"A exceptional integration of nationwide and overseas history.--Journal of yankee History

"A attention-grabbing and scholarly examine in chilly conflict background, both professional in either American and Italian history.--International background Review

"Must studying for all who search a extra refined knowing of ways nations engage, every one lower than the impact of its personal political culture.--American old Review

"[Romero] has supplied a very good synthesis and effectively combined the foreign and inner, Italian and American aspects of a sophisticated and critical tale, and performed so in a readable and fascinating text.--Sidney Tarrow, Cornell University

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