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
How comic plays of the Federal Theatre Project challenged work norms promoted by the federal government during the Great Depression
216 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
Shows that power is negotiated through housing development, which spatializes race and class relations and is central to workers’ security
242 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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