| A Short History of the U.S. Working Class: From Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century Contributor(s): Blanc, Paul Le (Author) |
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ISBN: 1573926647 ISBN-13: 9781573926645 Publisher: Humanities Press Intl OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1999 Annotation: Le Blanc blends economic, social, intellectual, cultural, and political history into a compelling, coherent, colorful, and gripping narrative that includes the views of key figures of U.S. labor such as Cesar Chavez, Eugene V. Debs, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Samuel Gompers, Woody Guthrie, "Big Bill" Haywood, Dolores Huerta, Langston Hughes, "Mother" Mary Jones, Martin Luther King Jr., George Meany A. Philip Randolph, Carl Sandburg, and John Steuben. Le Blanc's broad analytical framework highlights issues of class, gender, race, and ethnicity. In addition to the main narrative, a bibliographical essay directs readers to classic works and cutting-edge scholarship in the field of U.S. labor history as well as to relevant fiction, poetry, and films for further exploration or study. The book's substantial glossary offers clear definitions and thought-provoking mini-essays for almost 200 terms from the most basic to the most complex and technical. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - History | United States - General - Social Science | Minority Studies |
| Dewey: 305.562 |
| LCCN: 99024426 |
| Series: Revolutionary Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.53 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Noting that standard accounts of U.S. history often pay little attention to the working class, labor historian Paul Le Blanc presents a colorful, fact-filled history that concentrates on the struggles and achievements of that often neglected laboring majority. In a blend of economic, social, and political history, Le Blanc shows how important labor issues have been and continue to be in the forging of our nation's history. Within a broad analytical framework he highlights issues of class, gender, race, and ethnicity, and includes the views of key figures of U.S. labor--Cesar Chavez, Eugene V. Debs, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Samuel Gompers, Woody Guthrie, "Big Bill" Haywood, Langston Hughes, "Mother" Mary Jones, Martin Luther King Jr., George Meany, A. Philip Randolph, and Carl Sandburg, among others. In addition to the main narrative, a bibliographical essay directs readers to classic works and cutting-edge scholarship in the field of U.S. labor history as well as to relevant fiction, poetry, and films for further exploration or study. The book's substantial glossary offers clear definitions and thought-provoking mini-essays for almost 200 terms, from the most basic to the most complex and technical. |