Rank and File: Personal Histories by Working-class Organizers - Softcover

Lynd, Alice; Lynd, Staughton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0853457522 ISBN 13: 9780853457527

Publisher: Monthly Review Press,U.S., 1973

Synopsis

"The strength of this book ...encompasses a broad view of history from the bottom up and deals not only with biographical background of the nonelite in labor but with insights into black, immigrant, and grassroots working-class history as well."--Choice Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

About this title

Review

"One of the best works of oral history produced by radical historians. . . . For readers who want to see an alternative view to ocial trade union history, in which labor leaders take the center stage, "Rank and File" is the place to begin. ese personal histories of rank and le organizers show how ordinary working-class men and women made their own history."
--"Nation"

"The stories, which are replete with heroism, double-dealing, hope, and su ering, make a vital contribution to an understanding of American labor's struggle for recognition and united strength."
--"Library Journal"

"A skillful compilation of interviews with working-class organizers . . . not just an oral history, but a chronicle of modern political events ignored in mainstream labor history and journalistic commentary. e value lies in what it will tell future generations about today."
--"History Workshop Journal"

"The fi rst serious installment in . . . radical labor history."
--"Labor History"
-One of the best works of oral history produced by radical historians. . . . For readers who want to see an alternative view to ocial trade union history, in which labor leaders take the center stage, Rank and File is the place to begin. ese personal histories of rank and le organizers show how ordinary working-class men and women made their own history.-
--Nation
-The stories, which are replete with heroism, double-dealing, hope, and su ering, make a vital contribution to an understanding of American labor's struggle for recognition and united strength.-
--Library Journal
-A skillful compilation of interviews with working-class organizers . . . not just an oral history, but a chronicle of modern political events ignored in mainstream labor history and journalistic commentary. e value lies in what it will tell future generations about today.-
--History Workshop Journal
-The fi rst serious installment in . . . radical labor history.-
--Labor History

About the Author

Lynd was Professor of Sociology at Columbia University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Monthly Review Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0853457522
• ISBN 13: 9780853457527
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 290
• Editor: Lynd Staughton