Shifting fortunes : the rise and decline of American labor, from the 1820s to the present / Daniel N...
Shifting fortunes : the rise and decline of American labor, from the 1820s to the present / Daniel N...
Shifting fortunes : the rise and decline of American labor, from the 1820s to the present / Daniel Nelson.
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Publisher
Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, c1997.
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N331.0973/40
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 181 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. Union Growth in Perspective -- 2. Miners and Organized Labor -- 3. Urban Workers and Organized Labor -- 4. New Environments, New Challenges, 1897-1930 -- 5. The Labor Movement at High Tide, 1930-1953 -- 6. The Decline of American Labor.
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Publisher
Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, c1997.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
"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."--BOOK JAC...
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Shifting fortunes : the rise and decline of American labor, from the 1820s to the present / Daniel Nelson.
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The American ways series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-175) and index.
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c1997.
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N331.0973/40
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74VMQJLzbk5O
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQJLzbk5O
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ISBN
1566631807 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781566631792 (cloth : alk. paper)
1566631793 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781566631808 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
331.0973
MMS ID
991000424999702626
