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World of the Worker:

Labor in Twentieth-Century America
  • ISBN-13: 9780252067341
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
  • By James R. Green
  • Price: AUD $54.99
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  • Local release date: 16/03/1998
  • Format: Paperback 288 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Labour economics [KCF]
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A new preface enhances this social, cultural, and political history: an unparalleled picture of working people during the turbulent rise and fall of the labor movement. ''A fresh and provocative look at twentieth-century American unions, and a fine introduction to recent labor history scholarship.'' -- Leslie Woodcock Tentler, Washington Post Book World ''Will be welcomed by anyone with a serious interest in labor history.'' -- Library Journal ''Probably the best social history of twentieth-century labor there is.'' -- Kirkus Reviews ''Virtually replaces any previously existing one-volume popular history of the labor movement.'' -- Ron Radosh, Democratic Left
TABLE OF CONTENTS The World of the WorkerLabor in Twentieth-Century America James R. GreenThe World of the Worker illuminates workers' lives at home, on the job, and in the voting booths.
''Probably the best social history of twentieth-century labor there is.'' -- Kirkus Reviews. ''A fresh and provocative look at twentieth-century American unions, and a fine introduction to recent labor history.'' -- Leslie Woodcock Tentler, Washington Post Book World
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