The Dilemmas of Internationalism: French Syndicalism and the International Labour Movement, 1900-1914.

Abstract

Part 1 The origins of Labour Internationalism: Labour and the First International 1864-1872 Labour and internationalism after the First International. Part 2 Labour and the Second International 1889-1914: the primacy of political action the Second International and the trade question the mass strike debate the Second International and the French syndicalists. Part 3 The German Free Trade Unions and the establishment of the Trade Union International 1890-1903: preparations for the International Secretariat the creation of the International Secretariat. Part 4 The consolidation of the International Secretariat 1903-1913: membership the Secretariat international conferences the organisation of international solidarity the primacy of national organization German leadership. Part 5 French syndicalist attempts to transform the International Secretariat 1902-1909: the CGT's conception of international activity the general strike, antimilitarism and the eight-hour day - the CGT's attempts to change the IS's agenda the CGT and the German General Commission 1905-1909. Part 6 The CGT after 1909 - the Realignment of policies: divisions within the CGT - the Marseilles congress 1908 the CGT's return to the IS - a change in strategy 1911-1913 - waiting for change. Part 7 The CGT, the International Secretariat and the campaign against war 1911 - 1914: 1911 - a bad year for the CGT the Balkan wars and the European arms race 1914 - the approach of war. Part 8 The International Labour movement during the war: the French CGT and the sacred union tthe IS/IFTU the reconstruction of the trade International. Part 9 Conclusion: French syndicalism and internationalism German labour and internationalism the clash between the French and German labour movements.

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