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Shifting Fortunes
Daniel Nelson
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Description for Shifting Fortunes
Paperback. In this illuminating survey of American labor from the 1820s to the present, Daniel Nelson looks for the reasons why union activity has ebbed and flowed since the onset of the Industrial Revolution. Rather than simply summarizing other people's books, Mr. Nelson offers an original and provocative view of the union experience in America. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
How and why have American labor unions grown in the century and a half since the industrial revolution? In this concise and illuminating history of the labor movement, Daniel Nelson traces the ebb and flow of union activity since the early nineteenth century. Rejecting an emphasis on individual leadership or the uniqueness of American “conditions,” he instead looks to three factors to explain labor’s record: the role of the autonomous worker, the threat of employer reprisals, and the influence of external forces such as government policy. His chief concern is to describe and document the historical experience, especially the erratically ... Read more
How and why have American labor unions grown in the century and a half since the industrial revolution? In this concise and illuminating history of the labor movement, Daniel Nelson traces the ebb and flow of union activity since the early nineteenth century. Rejecting an emphasis on individual leadership or the uniqueness of American “conditions,” he instead looks to three factors to explain labor’s record: the role of the autonomous worker, the threat of employer reprisals, and the influence of external forces such as government policy. His chief concern is to describe and document the historical experience, especially the erratically ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
American Ways Series
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566631808
SKU
V9781566631808
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Ref
99-15
About Daniel Nelson
Daniel Nelson teaches American history at the University of Akron. He has also written Managers and Workers, Farm and Factory, and Frederick W. Taylor and the Rise of Scientific Management.
Reviews for Shifting Fortunes
Excellent . . . the historic patterns of growth and decline are all here . . . well done.
CHOICE
Clearly and effectively presents the conflicts that have risen since the onset of American industrialization.
Virginia Quarterly Review
Concise.
Publishers Weekly
Balanced and perceptive.
Library Journal
CHOICE
Clearly and effectively presents the conflicts that have risen since the onset of American industrialization.
Virginia Quarterly Review
Concise.
Publishers Weekly
Balanced and perceptive.
Library Journal