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Included on the Industrial Relations Section of the Firestone
Library of Princeton University's list of Noteworthy Books in
Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 2005.
aSuperb...this study is destined to be the authoritative work on
Dubinskyas career. Parmetas balanced assessment of his subject,
combined with the breadth of his research and the skillful writing,
make this an exemplary biography.a
--"American Historical Review"
"[Parmet's] biography has put Dubinsky back on the historical
map and is a must read for historians."
--"The Journal of American History"
"For four decades, David Dubinsky stood in the top ranks of
American labor. As head of the International Ladies' Garment
Workers' Union (ILGWU), he helped organize basic industry and led
the fight to provide workers everywhere with decent wages, health
care and housing. A leading liberal and anti-communist, a powerful
figure in New York politics, and an important player in Cold War
foreign policy, Dubinsky sparked fury among his opponents and
fierce loyalty among his many supporters. At last this
extraordinary figure has a biographer who does him justice. Robert
Parmet draws on years of deep research to paint an admiring but not
uncritical portrait of Dubinsky in "The Master of Seventh Avenue,"
judiciously taking us through the intricate world of the garment
industry and its hothouse politics. Parmet does a great service in
bringing back to life this once household name."
--Joshua B. Freeman, author of "Working-Class New York: Life and
Labor since World War II"
"Parmet's work will surely have an honored place on the shelves
of Cornell University'sKheel Labor Center, as has an earlier work,
"David Dubinsky: A Life with Labor," co-authored by Dubinsky
himself and A.H. Raskin, one of the "New York Times's" famed labor
reporters."
--"The Weekly Standard"
"This volume, which contains an eight-page photo section, will
appeal to labor history scholars and biography enthusiasts."
--"CHOICE, recommended"
""The Master of Seventh Avenue" explores the life of David
Dubinsky, an East European Jewish immigrant who grew up with the
ILGWU. One of the most forceful labor leaders of the twentieth
century, Dubinsky also pioneered in the civil rights movement,
actively involved his union in domestic politics, and fought
vigorously for all workers in the international sphere. One of the
most forceful labor leaders of the twentieth century, Dubinsky also
pioneered in the civil rights movement, actively involved his union
in domestic politics, and fought vigorously for all workers in the
international sphere. Parading across the pages of this insightful
and colorful biography are men like, George Meany, Sidney Hillman,
John L. Lewis, Fiorello LaGuardia, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S
Truman, John F. Kennedy, Arthur Goldberg, and Adlai Stevenson.
Parmet examines the work of labor leaders and politicians from the
inside out. It is certainly a sight worth viewing."
--Leonard Dinnerstein, author of "Antisemitism in America"
aWithin an institutional history of Dubinsky as a uniquely
influential labor warrior, Parmet finds room to portray the man as
well as the public figure.a
--Kalman Goldstein, Fairleigh Dickinson University
aA major work of scholarly research and writing.a
--Ira Leonard, Southern Connecticut State University
The Master of Seventh Avenue is the definitive biography of
David Dubinsky (1892a1982), one of the most controversial and
influential labor leaders in 20th-century America. A acharactera in
the truest sense of the word, Dubinsky was both revered and
reviled, but never dull, conformist, or bound by convention. A
Jewish labor radical, Dubinsky fled czarist Poland in 1910 and
began his career as a garment worker and union agitator in New York
City. He quickly rose through the ranks of the International
Ladiesa Garment Workersa Union (ILGWU) and became its president in
1932. Dubinsky led the ILGWU for thirty-four years, where he
championed asocial unionism, a which offered workers benefits
ranging from health care to housing. Moving beyond the realm of the
ILGWU, Dubinsky also played a leading role in the American
Federation of Labor (AFL), particularly during World War II. A
staunch anti-communist, Dubinsky worked tirelessly to rid the
American labor movement of communists and fellow-travelers.
Robert D. Parmet also chronicles Dubinskyas influential role in
local, national, and international politics. An extraordinary
personality whose life and times present a fascinating lens into
the American labor movement, Dubinsky leaps off the pages of this
meticulously researched and vividly detailed biography.
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