Copyright © 2018 Anthony Carew

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ISBN 978-1-77199-211-4 (cloth)     978-1-77199-212-1 (PDF)     978-1-77199-213-8 (epub)

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Cover image: Irving Brown (second from the left), with Greek trade union leader Fotis Makris (left), during a visit to Athens in January 1950 [detail]. Courtesy of the Special Collections Department, University of Maryland.

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Carew, Anthony, 1943–, author

American labour’s Cold War abroad : from deep freeze to détente, 1945–1970 / Anthony Carew.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Issued in print and electronic formats.

1. AFL-CIO—History—20th century. 2. Labor unions—Political activity—United States—History—20th century. 3. Labor unions—Europe—History—20th century. 4. Labor movement—United States—History—20th century. 5. Anti-communist movements—United States—History—20th century. 6. Anti-communist movements—Europe—History—20th century. 7. International labor activities—History—20th century. 8. Cold War. 9. United States—Foreign relations—1945–1989. I. Title.

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