Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universiteit van Amsterdam.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-318) and index.
The world of the International Federation of Trade Unions : Amsterdam, Berlin, and Paris -- The discordant clamour for international unity : the red temptation of the International Federation of Trade Unions -- Subordinate or partner? : the difficult relationship between the IFTU, as the umbrella organisation of national unions, with the international trade secretariats -- Geneva : the International Labour Organization and the social reform programme of the IFTU -- 'Seeking problems' : The women's division of the IFTU -- Isolationism or leadership : the American Federation of Labor and the International Federation of Trade Unions -- A free labour movement in a world without freedom : the IFTU against fascism and nazism -- Beyond the International Federation of Trade Unions : the path to the World Federation of Trade Unions -- Under cover : the secret services of the international trade union movement