Rethinking the American Labor Movement (American Social and Political Movements of the 20th Century) - Hardcover

Faue, Elizabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415895839 ISBN 13: 9780415895835

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

Rethinking the American Labor Movement tells the story of the various groups and incidents that make up what we think of as the "labor movement." While the efforts of the American labor force towards greater wealth parity have been rife with contention, the struggle has embraced a broad vision of a more equitable distribution of the nation’s wealth and a desire for workers to have greater control over their own lives. In this succinct and authoritative volume, Elizabeth Faue reconsiders the varied strains of the labor movement, situating them within the context of rapidly transforming twentieth-century American society to show how these efforts have formed a political and social movement that has shaped the trajectory of American life. Rethinking the American Labor Movement is indispensable reading for scholars and students interested in American labor in the twentieth century and in the interplay between labor, wealth, and power.

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Elizabeth Faue

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415895839
• ISBN 13: 9780415895835
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 234