{"product_id":"shredding-paper-the-rise-and-fall-of-maines-mighty-paper-industry-hardback-9781501753152","title":"Shredding Paper; The Rise and Fall of Maine's Mighty Paper Industry (Hardback) 9781501753152","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eShredding Paper\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Maine's Mighty Paper Industry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael G. Hillard (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501753152\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 January 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 10 b\u0026amp;w halftones - 10 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar from a dry study of the industry, Hillard's highly readable and engaging book features 150 interviews with the workers and mill managers themselves about what happened. \u003ci\u003eShredding Paper\u003c\/i\u003e is highly recommended for anyone seeking an understanding of how Wall Street greed ravaged an industry that once made Maine the \"Detroit of paper\" and how workers organized and fought back.\u003c\/p\u003e (Maine AF-CIO) \u003cp\u003eRiveting writing.\u003c\/p\u003e (ILR Review) \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShredding Paper\u003c\/i\u003e offers a page-turning... analysis of a commodity at the center of supply, demand, and the ever-shifting quest to balance prosperity and dignified work.\u003c\/p\u003e (The London School of Economics and Political Science)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShredding Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Michael G. Hillard examines how Maine, once the nation's leader in paper production, saw its powerful industry decline.\u003c\/b\u003e From the early twentieth century to the 1960s, Maine's paper mills shaped the state's economy and labor relations, but by the late twentieth century, shifting economic forces and foreign competition led to their collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHillard explores the industry's economic history, showing how local paper companies once controlled policies on labor, land use, and water rights. As national conglomerates absorbed family-owned mills, Wall Street's demand for short-term profits after 1980 accelerated the industry's downfall.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough a detailed retelling of labor relations and worker experiences, \u003ci\u003eShredding Paper \u003c\/i\u003euncovers the story of Maine's blue-collar workforce, their struggles, and the economic transformations that reshaped the state. Shredding Paper offers a compelling analysis of how changing political economies led to the demise of a major American industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Detroit of Paper\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 1: THE RISE OF MAINE'S MIGHTY PAPER INDUSTRY\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e1. A Rags to Riches Story\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Paradoxes of Paper Mill Employment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 2: TOP-DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP CHANGE IN THE PAPER PLANTATION AND THE RISE OF A NEW MILITANCY, 1960–80\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e3. The Fall of Mother Warren\u003cbr\u003e 4. Madawaska Rebellion\u003cbr\u003e 5. Cutting Off the Canadians\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 3: FINANCIALIZATION, RESISTANCE, AND FOLK POLITICAL ECONOMY\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e6. Fear and Loathing on the Low and High Roads\u003cbr\u003e 7. The High Road Cometh\u003cbr\u003e 8. Memory, Enterprise Consciousness, and Historical Perspective among Maine's Paper Workers\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Paper Workers' Folk Political Economy versus Neoliberalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"ILR Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607800770840,"sku":"9781501753152","price":21.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/shredding-paper-the-rise-and-fall-of-maines-mighty-paper-industry-hardback-9781501753152","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}