{"product_id":"working-hard-for-the-american-dream-workers-and-their-unions-world-war-i-to-the-present-paperback-softback-9781118541494","title":"Working Hard for the American Dream; Workers and Their Unions, World War I to the Present (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118541494","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWorking Hard for the American Dream\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWorkers and Their Unions, World War I to the Present\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this impressive synthesis of the literature of the field, Storch has deftly accessed both standards within the New Labor History and cutting-edge material, offering at once an excellent text to undergraduate students surveying the field and an invaluable narrative to graduate students and scholars reaching for a source to understand current thinking. Her writing is crisp and clear, and she balances chronology and themes masterfully.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e --Daniel Katz, Dean of Labor Studies and Professor of History, National Labor College\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The text not only proceeds at a nice pace but is infused with a dynamism and sense of importance that students will certainly appreciate. Storch’s ability to cover so many topics and maintain a sense of momentum is admirable.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e --Kathleen Mapes, Associate Professor of History, SUNY Geneseo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRandi Storch (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118541494, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 April 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.336 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\u003e “Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels of students; faculty and researchers; professionals; general readers.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 October  2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ci\u003eWorking Hard for the American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e examines the various economic, social, and political developments that shaped labor history in the United States from World War I until the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents an overview of labor history that also considers women workers, ethnic America, and post-World War II workers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates the most recent scholarship in labor history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes the story of labor up to the present day in a readable and accessible manner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Back to the Future 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 \"Everyone Was Ready For Unionism\": The Precursors, Promises, and Pitfalls of Industrial Unions in the 1930s 10\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Prelude: Industrial Democracy Betrayed, from Wilson to Hoover 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Prelude: The Unintended Consequences of 1920s Corporate Policies 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking-Class Prelude: Activism 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Deal for Workers: A Failed and Flawed Start 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFighting for Unionism in the 1930s Without Meaningful Federal Protection 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wagner Act and Industrial Unionism 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Resistance and Workers’ Unity 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtending the New Deal for Workers 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing Workers' New Deal and Industrial Unionism 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Big Wars, Big Labor, Big Costs 70\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWartime Mobilization, 1939–1941 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernment Intervention: War Industries and Labor Policies, 1941–1945 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWartime Demographic Developments 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrisis in Industrial Relations, 1945–1946 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostwar Politics and Taft-Hartley, 1946–1948 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical (Mis)calculations: Operation Dixie, CIO Purges, and International Alliances, 1946–1950s 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBig Labor, Big Costs, 1955–1960s 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Civil Rights Versus Labor Rights, 1960s–1970s 128\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpanding Public and Service Sectors 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Sector Workers and Union Rights 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Laws and Workplace Challenges 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen and Workplace Rights 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Push and Pull of Changing Times: New Unionists, Rank-and-File Movements, AFL-CIO Leaders, and Nixon 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnionists Divided and Under Siege 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Working More for Less and Other Troubles for Workers in the Late Twentieth Century 174\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfit Making in a Global World 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Human Price of Modern Capitalism 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Political Shaping of the Economy 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe AFL-CIO Leadership's Resistance to Change 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInnovation and Possibilities 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChange from the Bottom-Up 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: The Illusive American Dream: A Personal Journey 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical Essay 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 278\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand 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