Heather Ann Thompson is Professor of History at the University of Michigan. She is the author of Blood in the Water and the editor of Speaking Out.

Thompson's engrossing book is essential for any collection on the history, politics, or society of post–World War II America.(Library Journal) Thompson uses Detroit in the 1960s and early 1970s to consider how the battles for civil and workers rights have shaped American cities. There's plenty here for readers eager to think deeply about our hometown's challenges.(Detroit Free Press)

• Prologue to the 2017 Printing Introduction: Reassessing the Fate of Postwar Cities, Politics, and Labor 1. Beyond Racial Polarization: Political Complexity in the City and Labor Movement of the 1950s 2. Optimism and Crisis in the New Liberal Metropolis 3. Driving Desperation on the Auto Shop Floor 4. Citizens, Politicians, and the Escalating War for Detroit's Civic Future 5. Workers, Officials, and the Escalating War for Detroit’s Labor Future 6. From Battles on City Streets to Clashes in the Courtroom 7. From Fights for Union Office to Wildcats in the Workplace 8. Urban Realignment and Labor Retrenchment: An End to Detroit’s War at Home Conclusion: Civic Transformation and Labor Movement Decline in Postwar Urban America Epilogue

Heather Ann Thompson is Professor of History at the University of Michigan. She is the author of Blood in the Water and the editor of Speaking Out.

Thompson's engrossing book is essential for any collection on the history, politics, or society of post–World War II America.(Library Journal) Thompson uses Detroit in the 1960s and early 1970s to consider how the battles for civil and workers rights have shaped American cities. There's plenty here for readers eager to think deeply about our hometown's challenges.(Detroit Free Press)

• Prologue to the 2017 Printing Introduction: Reassessing the Fate of Postwar Cities, Politics, and Labor 1. Beyond Racial Polarization: Political Complexity in the City and Labor Movement of the 1950s 2. Optimism and Crisis in the New Liberal Metropolis 3. Driving Desperation on the Auto Shop Floor 4. Citizens, Politicians, and the Escalating War for Detroit's Civic Future 5. Workers, Officials, and the Escalating War for Detroit’s Labor Future 6. From Battles on City Streets to Clashes in the Courtroom 7. From Fights for Union Office to Wildcats in the Workplace 8. Urban Realignment and Labor Retrenchment: An End to Detroit’s War at Home Conclusion: Civic Transformation and Labor Movement Decline in Postwar Urban America Epilogue