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Steelworker Alley
Robert Bruno
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Description for Steelworker Alley
Paperback. Series: ILR Press Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; JFSC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
For retired steelworkers in Youngstown, Ohio, the label "working class" fits comfortably. Questioning the widely held view that laborers in postwar America have adopted middle-class values, Robert Bruno shows that in this community a blue-collar identity has provided a positive focus for many residents.The son of a Youngstown steelworker, Bruno returned to his hometown seeking to understand the formation of his own working-class consciousness and the place of labor in the larger capitalist society. Drawing on interviews with dozens of former steelworkers and on research in local archives, Bruno explores the culture of the community, including such subjects as relations ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
ILR Press Books
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780801486005
SKU
V9780801486005
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99-1
About Robert Bruno
Robert Bruno is Assistant Professor in the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations at the University of Illinois.
Reviews for Steelworker Alley
In marvellously well written passages, Bruno is able to really evoke a feeling for the working and home lives of his interviewees.... He builds up a picture of life experience that is completely at odds with any notion of the disappearance of the working class.
Diane Fieldes
The Journal of Industrial Relations
Steelworker Alley is a compassionate ... Read more
Diane Fieldes
The Journal of Industrial Relations
Steelworker Alley is a compassionate ... Read more