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Banded Together
Jeremy Brecher
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Description for Banded Together
Paperback. One community's response to globalization and deindustrialization Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTD; HBTK; JFSC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Providing incisive commentary on the historical and contemporary American working class experience, Banded Together: Economic Democratization in the Brass Valley documents a community's efforts to rebuild and revitalize itself in the aftermath of deindustrialization. Through powerful oral histories and other primary sources, Jeremy Brecher tells the story of a group of average Americans--factory workers, housewives, parishioners, and organizers--who tried to create a democratic alternative to the economic powerlessness caused by the closing of factories in the Connecticut Naugatuck Valley region during the 1970s and 1980s. This volume focuses on grassroots organization, democratically controlled enterprises, and supportive public policies, providing examples ... Read more
Providing incisive commentary on the historical and contemporary American working class experience, Banded Together: Economic Democratization in the Brass Valley documents a community's efforts to rebuild and revitalize itself in the aftermath of deindustrialization. Through powerful oral histories and other primary sources, Jeremy Brecher tells the story of a group of average Americans--factory workers, housewives, parishioners, and organizers--who tried to create a democratic alternative to the economic powerlessness caused by the closing of factories in the Connecticut Naugatuck Valley region during the 1970s and 1980s. This volume focuses on grassroots organization, democratically controlled enterprises, and supportive public policies, providing examples ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
The Working Class in American History
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252078064
SKU
V9780252078064
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About Jeremy Brecher
Jeremy Brecher is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, historian, activist, and writer. His other books include Strike! and Globalization from Below: The Power of Solidarity. He lives in western Connecticut.
Reviews for Banded Together
"An important book for everyone interested in how factory workers who have been negatively impacted by plant closing and job loss, and their organizations, churches, and community groups can organize and create alternative economic models to fight this dislocation."
Industrial and Labor Relations Review "Brecher records the false starts, successes, and failures of several efforts to develop economic democratization from below ... Read more
Industrial and Labor Relations Review "Brecher records the false starts, successes, and failures of several efforts to develop economic democratization from below ... Read more