I havent read any of these books but I always think of the republican ideal of liberty in opposition to the democratic ideal of equality - the two are in conflict in all kinds of political debates (about education and healthcare especially). Maybe another way to think about the labor movement you are writing about is an indeterminant combination of the two.
I havent read any of these books but I always think of the republican ideal of liberty in opposition to the democratic ideal of equality - the two are in conflict in all kinds of political debates (about education and healthcare especially). Maybe another way to think about the labor movement you are writing about is an indeterminant combination of the two.