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Red November, Black November
Culture and Community in the Industrial Workers of the World
Häftad, 1989
477 kr
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Red November, Black November is a study of the culture of the I. W. W. movement at the turn of the twentieth century. It analyzes the Wobblies' use of cultural expressions such as songs, poems, and cartoons as a means of educating and unifying workers, and as weapons in the struggle against the …
Immigrant Left in the United States
Häftad, 1996
487 kr
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A transnational social history of immigrant-group involvement in radical activities in nineteenth- and twentieth-century America that provides missing links between the immigration experience, the neighborhood, the workplace, politics, and culture.This book investigates the role immigrant radicals …
Vito Marcantonio
Radical Politician, 1902-1954
Av Gerald Meyer
Inbunden, 1989
1179 kr
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Explores Vito Marcantonio's unique status as a radical politician from New York City.This is the first study to fully explore Marcantonio's unique status as a radical politician who, despite massive opposition, held high public office for fourteen years. As congressional representative to Harlem, …
Vito Marcantonio
Radical Politician, 1902-1954
Av Gerald Meyer
Häftad, 1989
459 kr
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Explores Vito Marcantonio's unique status as a radical politician from New York City.This is the first study to fully explore Marcantonio's unique status as a radical politician who, despite massive opposition, held high public office for fourteen years. As congressional representative to Harlem, …
Red November, Black November
Culture and Community in the Industrial Workers of the World
Inbunden, 1989
1144 kr
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Red November, Black November is a study of the culture of the I. W. W. movement at the turn of the twentieth century. It analyzes the Wobblies' use of cultural expressions such as songs, poems, and cartoons as a means of educating and unifying workers, and as weapons in the struggle against the …
Fleeting Opportunities
Women Shipyard Workers in Portland and Vancouver During World War II and Reconversion
Inbunden, 1990
1144 kr
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This book tells the story of the daily lives of women industrial workers in World War II shipyards. It focuses on their struggle against the persistence of occupational segregation, the sexual and racial hierarchy of the shipyard work force, and the pervasive emphasis on female sexuality which …
Fleeting Opportunities
Women Shipyard Workers in Portland and Vancouver During World War II and Reconversion
Häftad, 1990
405 kr
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This book tells the story of the daily lives of women industrial workers in World War II shipyards. It focuses on their struggle against the persistence of occupational segregation, the sexual and racial hierarchy of the shipyard work force, and the pervasive emphasis on female sexuality which …
Gentle General
Rose Pesotta, Anarchist and Labor Organizer
Häftad, 1993
401 kr
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This is the first major biography of Rose Pesotta, the organizer and vice president of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) from 1933 to 1944. After moving to the United States from the Ukraine in 1913, Pesotta became involved in the resurgence of the garment workers' industry, …
Democratic Miners
Work and Labor Relations in the Anthracite Coal Industry, 1875-1925
Häftad, 1994
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Democratic Miners traces the history of work and labor relations in the anthracite coal industry, focusing on conditions that led up to, and followed, the famous strike of 1902. That strike, an epic five-and-a-half-month struggle, led the federal government to intervene in a labor dispute for the …
Militancy, Market Dynamics, and Workplace Authority
The Struggle over Labor Process Outcomes in the U.S. Automobile Industry, 1946 to 1973
Häftad, 1994
413 kr
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This book is an account of the political economy of labor relations in the U.S. automobile industry from the end of World War II to the 1970s. Zetka develops a sophisticated paradigm of hegemonic and competitive market conditions that challenges dominant theories of postwar industrial relations, …
Divided Loyalties
The Public and Private Life of Labor Leader John Mitchell
Av Craig Phelan
Häftad, 1994
463 kr
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John Mitchell was a contradictory figure, representing the best and worst labor leadership had to offer at the turn of the century. Articulate, intelligent, and a skillful negotiator, Mitchell made effective use of the press and political opportunities as well as the muscle of his union. He was …
Cold War in the Working Class
The Rise and Decline of the United Electrical Workers
Av Ronald L. Filippelli, Mark D. McColloch
Häftad, 1994
435 kr
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This book tells the story of the rise and decline of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) from 1933 to 1990. Once the third-largest industrial union in the United States, the UE was the most powerful left-wing institution in U.S. history and arguably the most …
Autowork
Av Robert Asher, Ronald Edsforth
Inbunden, 1995
1144 kr
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An anthology of original essays on the history of work experience in automobile factories, from 1913 to the present.Autowork focuses on the character of automobile work in the modern factory and the relationships between autoworkers, their union, and management from 1913 to the present. Two-thirds …
Autowork
Av Robert Asher, Ronald Edsforth
Häftad, 1995
435 kr
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An anthology of original essays on the history of work experience in automobile factories, from 1913 to the present.Autowork focuses on the character of automobile work in the modern factory and the relationships between autoworkers, their union, and management from 1913 to the present. Two-thirds …
Immigrant Left in the United States
Inbunden, 1996
1087 kr
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A transnational social history of immigrant-group involvement in radical activities in nineteenth- and twentieth-century America that provides missing links between the immigration experience, the neighborhood, the workplace, politics, and culture.This book investigates the role immigrant radicals …
Organizing the Unemployed
Community and Union Activists in the Industrial Heartland
Häftad, 1996
450 kr
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Examines the organization of the unemployed during the Great Depression and demonstrates the linkage between their mobilization and automobile-industry organization.Focusing on Michigan during the Great Depression, this book highlights the efforts of community organizers and activists in the United …
Organized Labor and American Politics, 1894-1994
The Labor-Liberal Alliance
Av Kevin Boyle
Häftad, 1998
393 kr
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Traces the rise and fall of organized labor's political power over the course of the twentieth century.Organized Labor and American Politics, 1894-1994 traces the rise and fall of labor's power over the course of the twentieth century. It does so through provocative and engaging essays written by …
Pursuing Justice
Lee Pressman, the New Deal, and the CIO
Häftad, 1999
414 kr
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Examines the career of the nation's most prominent liberal labor lawyer during a period of ascending labor power. Pressman was also one of the most prominent underground communists active in American political life from the early New Deal to the beginning of the Cold War.As the nation's most …
Cultures of Opposition
Jewish Immigrant Workers, New York City, 1881-1905
Häftad, 2000
405 kr
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Looks at the forging of a new Jewish political culture at the turn of the century.2001 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title This work provides a reinterpretation of the origins of Jewish working-class oppositional culture in the United States. It tells how this culture was characterized by public …
Labor in Retreat
Class and Community among Men's Clothing Workers of Chicago, 1871-1929
Av Youngsoo Bae
Häftad, 2001
426 kr
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Offers a fresh perspective on the origins of business unionism.Winner of the 2002 Annual Award in the Publications/Scholarly category presented by the Illinois State Historical Society and Association of Illinois Museums and Historical Societies Why did the American labor movement decline in the …
Steel and Steelworkers
Race and Class Struggle in Twentieth-Century Pittsburgh
Av John Hinshaw
Inbunden, 2002
1111 kr
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Breaks new ground in the study of an industry and region crucial to the history of American industrial capitalism.Steel and Steelworkers is a fascinating account of the forces that shaped Pittsburgh, big business, and labor through the city's rapid industrialization in the mid-nineteenth century, …
Steel and Steelworkers
Race and Class Struggle in Twentieth-Century Pittsburgh
Av John Hinshaw
Häftad, 2002
422 kr
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Breaks new ground in the study of an industry and region crucial to the history of American industrial capitalism.Steel and Steelworkers is a fascinating account of the forces that shaped Pittsburgh, big business, and labor through the city's rapid industrialization in the mid-nineteenth century, …
Life and Labor
Dimensions of American Working-Class History
Av Charles Stephenson, Robert Asher
Häftad, 1986
422 kr
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Life and Labor brings together the most stimulating scholarship in the field of labor history today. Its fifteen essays explore the impact of industrialization and technology on the lives of working people and their responses to the changes in society over the past one-hundred-fifty years. Focusing …
American Automobile Workers, 1900-1933
Inbunden, 1987
1120 kr
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This book is a comprehensive history of automobile workers in the pre-union era. It covers changes in the kinds of workers who staffed the auto factories, developments in the labor process and in overall conditions of work, daily life outside the factories, informal responses of workers to …
UAW Politics in the Cold War Era
Inbunden, 1988
1144 kr
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This is the first book-length study of the triumph of the Reuther caucus over the Thomas-Addes-Leonard coalition in the United Auto Workers union. The dramatic defeat of the left-center coalition had far reaching significance. It helped to determine the shape of postwar labor relations, the …
Defending a Way of Life
An American Community in the Nineteenth Century
Inbunden, 1989
1111 kr
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This book profiles an American community in the nineteenth century to show the larger process by which the nation was transformed from a life close to the frontier to that characteristic of industrial capitalism. Michael Cassity considers this economic change from the broader perspective of an …
Defending a Way of Life
An American Community in the Nineteenth Century
Häftad, 1989
401 kr
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This book profiles an American community in the nineteenth century to show the larger process by which the nation was transformed from a life close to the frontier to that characteristic of industrial capitalism. Michael Cassity considers this economic change from the broader perspective of an …
Labor Divided
Race and Ethnicity in United States Labor Struggles, 1835-1960
Av Robert Asher, Charles Stephenson
Häftad, 1989
426 kr
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Labor Divided is the first anthology on race, ethnicity and the history of American working-class struggles to give substantial attention to the experiences of African-American, Asian, and Hispanic workers as well as to the experiences of workers from European backgrounds. The essays in Labor …
