Paul Frederick Brissenden

Paul Frederick Brissenden
Born(1885-09-21)September 21, 1885
Benzonia, Michigan, U.S.
DiedNovember 29, 1974(1974-11-29) (aged 89)
San Diego, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California (MA)
Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
OccupationLabor historian
SpouseMargaret Geer
Children3

Paul Frederick Brissenden (September 21, 1885 – November 29, 1974) was an American labor historian who wrote on various labor issues in the first half of the 20th century. He is perhaps best known for his 1919 work on the Industrial Workers of the World, entitled The IWW: a Study of American Syndicalism.[1][2]

  1. ^ Perlman, Selig.A history of trade unionism in the United States. The Macmillan Company, 1922.
  2. ^ Lipset, Seymour Martin. "Democracy and working-class authoritarianism." American Sociological Review (1959): 482-501.