A Short History of the U.S. Working Class
From Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century
Published on 13. February 2020
232 pages
978-1-60846-669-6 (ISBN)
Description
"His aim is to make the history of labor in the U.S. more accessible to students and the general reader. He succeeds" (
Booklist).
In a blend of economic, social, and political history, Paul LeBlanc shows how important labor issues have been, and continue to be, in the forging of our nation.
Within a broad analytical framework, he highlights issues of class, gender, race, and ethnicity, and includes the views of key figures of United States labor. The result is a thought-provoking look at centuries of American history from a perspective that is too often ignored or forgotten.
"An excellent overview, enhanced by a valuable glossary." -Elaine Bernard, director of the Harvard Trade Union Program
In a blend of economic, social, and political history, Paul LeBlanc shows how important labor issues have been, and continue to be, in the forging of our nation.
Within a broad analytical framework, he highlights issues of class, gender, race, and ethnicity, and includes the views of key figures of United States labor. The result is a thought-provoking look at centuries of American history from a perspective that is too often ignored or forgotten.
"An excellent overview, enhanced by a valuable glossary." -Elaine Bernard, director of the Harvard Trade Union Program
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Paul Le Blanc
A Short History Of The U.s. Working Class
From Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century
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04/2016
Haymarket Books
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Paul LeBlanc is a professor of history at La Roche University, has written on and participated in the United States labor, radical, and civil rights movements, and is author of such books as Marx, Lenin and the Revolutionary Experience, and Lenin and the Revolutionary Party.
Content
- Intro
- A Short History of the U.S. Working Class
- Preface to the 2016 Edition
- Preface
- Carl Sandburg, The People, Yes (excerpt)
- Introduction: Explaining the Title of This Book
- Chapter 1 Origins
- Chapter 2 The First American Revolution
- Chapter 3 Industrial Revolution
- Chapter 4 Slave Labor, Free Labor
- Chapter 5 The Second American Revolution
- Chapter 6 "Gilded Age"
- Chapter 7 Rainbow Working Class
- Chapter 8 Progressive Era
- Chapter 9 Corruption
- Chapter 10 Hardship and Resurgence
- Chapter 11 The Second World War and Its Aftermath
- Chapter 12 Cold War and Social Compact
- Chapter 13 American Dream
- Chapter 14 Unfinished Business
- Chapter 15 Rude Awakenings
- Chapter 16 Where To, What Next?
- Bibliographical Essay
- Glossary
- Timeline of the History of the United States
- U.S. Labor History Chronology
