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State of the Union: A Century of American Labor - Revised and Expanded Edition

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Description for State of the Union: A Century of American Labor - Revised and Expanded Edition Paperback. Examines how trade unionism has waxed and waned in the nation's political and moral imagination, among both devoted partisans and intransigent foes. This book takes us all the way to the organizing fever of Los Angeles, where the labor movement stands at the center of the effort to transform millions of new immigrants into alert citizen unionists. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 400 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
In a fresh and timely reinterpretation, Nelson Lichtenstein examines how trade unionism has waxed and waned in the nation's political and moral imagination, among both devoted partisans and intransigent foes. From the steel foundry to the burger-grill, from Woodrow Wilson to John Sweeney, from Homestead to Pittston, Lichtenstein weaves together a compelling matrix of ideas, stories, strikes, laws, and people in a streamlined narrative of work and labor in the twentieth century. The "labor question" became a burning issue during the Progressive Era because its solution seemed essential to the survival of American democracy itself. Beginning there, Lichtenstein takes us ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Politics and Society in Modern America
Condition
New
Weight
568g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691160276
SKU
V9780691160276
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About Nelson Lichtenstein
Nelson Lichtenstein is Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was the 2012 recipient of the Sol Stetin Award in Labor History and is the author of twelve books, including Walter Reuther: The Most Dangerous Man in Detroit, Labor's War at Home, and The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business.

Reviews for State of the Union: A Century of American Labor - Revised and Expanded Edition
Winner of the 2003 Philip Taft Labor History Award, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2002 "A remarkable accomplishment... Lichtenstein provides an authoritative account of labor's decline, an agenda for its renewal and an argument for the necessity of its revitalization if American democracy is to thrive in coming years. The ... Read more

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