American Work Ideals and the Comic Plays of the Federal Theatre Project
Paul Gagliardi
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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
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
Domestic Worker Activism in New York City
Alana Lee Glaser
How intersectional labor organizing and solidarity can effectively protect workers in the domestic work sector and other industries
204 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 14 halftones
U.S. Labor and the Struggle for Climate Justice
Todd E. Vachon
Examining the growing participation by labor activists, leaders, and unions in the fight to address climate change, jobs, and justice
296 pages
| 6 x 9
| 4 tables, 9 figures
The Landscape of Local Gender Norms across the United States
William J. Scarborough
Reveals how distinct cultural environments shape the patterns of gender inequality
256 pages
| 6 x 9
| 8 tables, 49 figures
Football Players' Fight for Freedom in the NFL
Ed Garvey; Edited by Chuck Cascio
An inside look at the struggles Ed Garvey faced in bringing true professionalism to football players
230 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table, 13 halftones
Decades of Struggle and How to Make Real Opportunity Now
Roberta Rehner Iversen
Voices from the labor market on the chronic lack of advancement
198 pages
| 6 x 9
| 2 tables, 1 figure
Paid Personal Assistance Services Supporting People with Disability Living in Their Homes and Communities
Lisa I. Iezzoni
Explores the complexities of the interpersonal dynamics and policy implications affecting personal assistance service consumers and providers
284 pages
| 6 x 9
| 13 tables, 1 figure, 9 halftones
Jewish Immigration, Labor Activism, and Japanese American Exclusion and Incarceration
Rachel Schreiber
The remarkable story of a Jewish activist who joined her incarcerated Japanese American husband and son in an American concentration camp
230 pages
| 6 x 9
| 15 halftones
Rethinking Expectations and Breaking Molds
Edited by Peter A. Creticos, Larry Bennett, Laura Owen, Costas Spirou, and Maxine Morphis-Riesbeck
Reframes the conversation about contemporary workplace experience by providing both “top down” and “bottom up” analyses
396 pages
| 6 x 9
| 14 tables, 23 figures
How Public Employees Win and Lose the Right to Bargain
Dominic D. Wells
Analyzes the expansion and restriction of collective bargaining rights for public employees
198 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 22 tables, 1 figure, 9 maps
How States Push Mothers Out of Employment
Leah Ruppanner
Challenging preconceived notions of the states that support working mothers
186 pages
| 6 x 9
| 14 tables, 4 figures, 36 maps
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
Activism in Detroit's Labor Movement, 1941-1956
Ryan S. Pettengill
Enhances our understanding of the central role Communists played in the advancement of social democracy throughout the mid-twentieth century
260 pages
| 6 x 9
| 4 tables, 12 figures, 2 maps
Teachers' Unions and Education Reform
Lesley Lavery
Arguing that teachers’ unions are working in community to reinvigorate the collective pursuit of reforms beneficial to both educators and public education
234 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 3 tables
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