The International Workers Order and the Struggle for Economic Justice and Civil Rights, 1930-1954
Robert M. Zecker
The history of the International Workers Order’s struggle to enact a social-democratic, racially egalitarian vision for America
384 pages
| 6 x 9
| 14 halftones
Municipal Workers and Urban Power in the Twentieth Century
Francis Ryan
A history of the largest union in the AFL-CIO and its growth in a major American city
320 pages
| 6 x 9
| 2 figures, 30 halftones
A Reader of Radical Undercurrents
Edited by John Asimakopoulos and Richard Gilman-Opalsky
A broad, nonsectarian collection of anti-capitalist thinking, featuring landmark contributions both classic and contemporary
358 pages
| 6 x 9
Organizing for Immigrant Rights in the Twentieth Century
Rachel Ida Buff
Reveals the formerly little-known history of multiracial immigrant rights organizing in the United States
298 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 figures, 18 halftones, 1 map
Harnessing Happiness to Build a New Economy
Benjamin Kline Hunnicutt
How the booming experience and transformation economies can generate happiness—and jobs
308 pages
| 6 x 9
| 4 tables, 4 figures
American Work Ideals and the Comic Plays of the Federal Theatre Project
Paul Gagliardi
Forthcoming Fall 2023 — Pre-order your copy now
237 pages
| 6 x 9
| 11 halftones
Relief, Unemployment, and Reform during the Great Depression
Abigail Trollinger
Chronicles Americans’ shift in thinking about government social insurance programs during the Great Depression
232 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 1 table, 4 halftones
Domestics and Their Employers
Judith Rollins
A study of the unique relationship between women employers and employees
256 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
The Making and Breaking of a Black Middle Class
Sharon M. Collins
A revealing study of the promising entry of Blacks into managerial ranks in corporations and the disappointing trend that tracked them into increasingly vulnerable jobs
216 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 5 tables 3 figures
The Subversion of U.S. Labor Relations Policy, 1947-1994
James A. Gross
This inside look at government regulations analyzes the failure of the Wagner-Taft-Hartley Act
422 pages
| 6 x 9
Modern Workers’ Houses in Early Twentieth-Century Detroit
Michael McCulloch
Forthcoming Fall 2023 — Pre-order your copy now
240 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table, 9 figures, 61 halftones
The Work Lives of Solo and Small-Firm Attorneys
Carroll Seron
A compelling portrait of the dilemmas and work lives of solo and small-firm attorneys
240 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 tables 1 figure
Labor Rights and Environmental Justice in the Global Electronics Industry
Edited by Ted Smith, David Sonnenfeld, and David Naguib Pellow
A revealing look at the dark side of the electronics industry and global efforts to move it toward greater sustainability and accountability
376 pages
| 6 x 9
| 22 tables, 6 figures, 37 halftones, 3 maps
A Worker's View of Quality, Productivity, and Management
Tom Juravich
160 pages
Working Women and Leisure in Turn-of-the-Century New York
Kathy Peiss
The dilemmas of work and leisure for women at the turn-of-the-century
256 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
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