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False promises : the shaping of American working class consciousness / Stanley Aronowitz ; with a new introduction and epilogue the by [i.e. by the] author.
This classic study of the American working class, originally published in 1973, is now back in print with a new introduction and epilogue by the author. An innovative blend of first-person experience and original scholarship, Aronowitz traces the historical development of the American working class from post-Civil War times and shows why radical movements have failed to overcome the forces that tend to divde groups of workers from one another. The rise of labor unions is analyzed, as well as their decline as a force for social change. Aronowitz’s new introduction situates the book in the context of developments in current scholarship and the epilogue discusses the effects of recent economic and political changes in the American labor movement. -- Amazon
Record details
- ISBN: 0822311984
- ISBN: 9780822311980
- ISBN: 082231181X
- ISBN: 9780822311812
- Physical Description: xliv, 470 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Durham : Duke University Press, 1992.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-447) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- New Introduction: Writing Labor's History -- Pt. 1. New Developments in Working Class Life and Labor -- 1. Lordstown: Disruption of the Assembly Line -- 2. Colonized Leisure, Trivialized Work -- Pt. 2. The Formation of the American Working Class -- 3. Formation of the Industrial Working Class -- 4. Trade Unionism: Illusion and Reality -- 5. The Formation of the Professional Servant Class -- 6. The White-Collar Proletarians -- 7. The Unsilent Fifties.
- Additional Physical Form available Note:
- Also issued online.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | HD 8072 .A76 1992 | 2245020 | Stacks | Available | - |
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