A Social History of the Laboring Classes: From Colonial Times to the Present
Jacqueline Jones
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Description for A Social History of the Laboring Classes: From Colonial Times to the Present
Paperback. aeo Takes a sweeping account of labor history from a social perspective from colonial times to the present, chronologically arranged. aeo Addresses black, white, native American, male, female, adult and child labor into a single volume. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSC; JHBL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
In this concise historical narrative, Jacqueline Jones provides a sweeping account of the most significant aspect of nearly every American's life.
In this concise historical narrative, Jacqueline Jones provides a sweeping account of the most significant aspect of nearly every American's life.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Problems in American History
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631207702
SKU
V9780631207702
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Jacqueline Jones
Jacqueline Jones is Truman Professor of American Civilization at Brandeis University. She is the author of American Work (1998), The Dispossessed (1993), Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow (1986), winner of the Bancroft Prize in American History.
Reviews for A Social History of the Laboring Classes: From Colonial Times to the Present
"Jacqueline Jones is one of the nation's finest historians of race, class and culture and any project she turns her hand to is must reading for all those who claim to participate in the intellectual life of our times." Nelson Lichtenstein, University of Virginia "The explosion of scholarship in the field of labor history over the past twenty ... Read more