There Is Power in a Union
The Epic Story of Labor in America
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · September 20, 2011
From the nineteenth-century textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the triumph of unions in the twentieth century and their waning influence today, the contest between labor and capital for the American bounty has shaped our national experience.
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- Who it’s for
- A sweeping labor history that threads politics, culture, and the tug-of-war over power.
- Genres
- Unions & Labor, Labor & Industrial Relations, 20th-Century America
- Published
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, September 20, 2011
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From the nineteenth-century textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the triumph of unions in the twentieth century and their waning influence today, the contest between labor and capital for the American bounty has shaped our national experience. In this stirring new history, Philip Dray shows us the vital accomplishments of organized labor and illuminates its central role in our social, political, economic, and cultural evolution.
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His epic, character-driven narrative not only restores to our collective memory the indelible story of American labor, it also demonstrates the importance of the fight for fairness and economic democracy, and why that effort remains so urgent today.
Why It Clicks
A sweeping labor history that threads politics, culture, and the tug-of-war over power.
Come here for
- labor history with political heft
- a long view of American power and conflict
Expect
- cultural context without the fog
- a sustained, substantial read
Where it sits
| Labor & Industrial Relations | 52% |
|---|---|
| Unions & Labor | 50% |
| 20th-Century America | 48% |
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Publisher categories
- Labor & Workforce
- U.S. History
- Labor & Industrial Relations
- Authors
- Philip Dray
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- September 20, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Labor & Workforce