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Barons of Labor: The San Francisco Building Trades and Union Power in the Progressive Era
Michael Kazin
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Description for Barons of Labor: The San Francisco Building Trades and Union Power in the Progressive Era
Paperback. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
From the depression of the 1890s through World War I, construction tradesman held an important place in San Francisco's economic, political, and social life. Michael Kazin's award-winning study delves into how the city’s Building Trades Council (BTC) created, accumulated, used, and lost their power. He traces the rise of the BTC into a force that helped govern San Francisco, controlled its potential progress, and articulated an ideology that made sense of the changes sweeping the West and the country. Believing themselves the equals of officeholders and corporate managers, these working and retired craftsmen pursued and protected their own power while ... Read more
From the depression of the 1890s through World War I, construction tradesman held an important place in San Francisco's economic, political, and social life. Michael Kazin's award-winning study delves into how the city’s Building Trades Council (BTC) created, accumulated, used, and lost their power. He traces the rise of the BTC into a force that helped govern San Francisco, controlled its potential progress, and articulated an ideology that made sense of the changes sweeping the West and the country. Believing themselves the equals of officeholders and corporate managers, these working and retired craftsmen pursued and protected their own power while ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
Series
The Working Class in American History
Number of Pages
338
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252060755
SKU
V9780252060755
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About Michael Kazin
Michael Kazin is a professor in the Department of History at Georgetown University and the coeditor of Dissent. His books include War Against War: The American Fight for Peace, 1914-1918 and American Dreamers: How the Left Changed a Nation.
Reviews for Barons of Labor: The San Francisco Building Trades and Union Power in the Progressive Era
Winner of an Honorable Mention from the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Association and a 1989 Western Heritage Award for Significant Scholarly Research and selected for the 1990 ALA "Best Bibliographies in History" list. "Kazin's book is about far more than the construction industry: it also illuminates the social and political history of San Francisco. . . . Gracefully ... Read more