Segmented Labor, Fractured Politics

Labor Politics in American Life

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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My curiosity and concern about the working class in America stems from childhood memories of my father, a cabinetmaker, and of my oldest brother, an autoworker, who were passionately involved in the labor movement.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-04-10
Mått152 x 229 x 22 mm
Vikt577 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSpringer Studies in Work and Industry
Antal sidor380
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN9781475770155

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Change and Decline.- Explaining Labor’s Political Fortunes.- Can a Class Theory of Labor Politics Be Saved?.- Labor as a Changing Social Class.- Labor’s Changing and Turbulent Environment.- All Politics Is Local.- Labor Politics in Three Cities.- Economy, Politics, and Labor in Three Cities.- Cleveland.- Cincinnati.- Columbus.- Labor-Party Relations in Three Cities.- Labor, Community, and State Politics.- Labor in National Politics.- Bargaining in the Democratic Party.- Labor Politics in Washington.- Organizational Reform or Movement Revival?.

'Offers the most wide-ranging and comprehensive sociological account of contemporary labor politics to appear in the last two decades... will be read and appreciated by students of labor and politics and... men and women who now preside over the American labor movement.' Contemporary Sociology 'Well-researched and well-written volume... This insightful analysis of unions and politics is highly recommended for students and scholars in sociology, political science, labor history, and industrial relations.' Choice