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A short history of the U.S. working class : from colonial times to the twenty-first century /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Le Blanc, Paul, 1947- (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Other Authors: Alewitz, Mike (Illustrator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2016.
Subjects:
Working class > United States > History.
Labor movement > United States > History.
Labor leaders > United States > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface to the 2016 edition
  • Preface
  • Carl Sandburg's "The people, yes" (excerpt)
  • Introduction: explaining the title of this book
  • 1. Origins
  • 2. The first American revolution
  • 3. Industrial revolution
  • 4. Slave labor, free labor
  • 5. The second American revolution
  • 6. "Gilded age"
  • 7. Rainbow working class
  • 8. Progressive era
  • 9. Corruption
  • 10. Hardship and resurgence
  • 11. The second World war and its aftermath
  • 12. Cold war and social compact
  • 13. American dream
  • 14. Unfinished business
  • 15. Rude awakenings
  • 16. Where to, what next?
  • Bibliographical essay
  • Timeline of the history of the United States
  • U.S. labor history chronology
  • Index.