Labor in America
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Labor in America

A History

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Labor in America

A History

About this book

The gold standard of American labor history references, updated to include the latest political, social, and economic developments of the 2020s

Labor in America: A History, Tenth Edition, is a comprehensive and authoritative discussion of the U.S. labor movement from the colonial era to the 2020s. Authors Melvyn Dubofsky and Joseph A. McCartin have expanded and updated their landmark text, incorporating significant recent events and their implications for American labor. The book addresses the continuing and evolving challenges faced by American workers, critical developments in U.S. labor history, the impact of economic and political changes, and more.

Dubofsky and McCartin offer nuanced analyses of workers' collective actions, the formation of unions, and the role of labor in shaping American society. They provide a rich historical context and a detailed narrative of labor history for students, scholars, and laypersons alike. The authors also explain the likely impact of major contemporary trends on workers, including the rise of the gig economy, and discuss the most critical influences on modern U.S. labor.

An invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history and future of labor in the United States, Labor in America: A History will undoubtedly remain the gold standard in the field for years to come.

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Information

Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781394208241
eBook ISBN
9781394208258

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. List of Figures
  6. Preface to the Tenth Edition
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. List of Abbreviations
  9. Chapter 1 Laboring a Nation into Being
  10. Chapter 2 Labor in the New Republic, 1790 to 1830
  11. Chapter 3 The Protean Power of Organization, 1828 to 1840
  12. Chapter 4 Irrepressible Conflicts, 1840 to 1860
  13. Chapter 5 The Incomplete Triumph of Free Labor, 1861 to 1877
  14. Chapter 6 The Great Upheaval, 1877 to 1887
  15. Chapter 7 The Rise of the American Federation of Labor, 1886 to 1896
  16. Chapter 8 Labor at the Dawn of the Progressive Era, 1896 to 1908
  17. Chapter 9 Winds of Change, 1908 to 1916
  18. Chapter 10 War, Reform, and Reaction, 1914 to 1922
  19. Chapter 11 The 1920s
  20. Chapter 12 The New Deal and the Rebirth of Labor Militancy
  21. Chapter 13 The CIO and the New Deal Order
  22. Chapter 14 World War II
  23. Chapter 15 Workers and Unions in the Postwar Era
  24. Chapter 16 Labor’s Long Sixties, 1960 to 1973
  25. Chapter 17 The Great Reversal, 1974 to 1990s
  26. Chapter 18 Renewal and Setback, 1990s to 2009
  27. Chapter 19 Resiliency and Disruption, 2009 to 2020
  28. Chapter 20 Making the Road by Walking: Labor in the 2020s:
  29. Further Reading
  30. Index
  31. EULA