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Book SynopsisFor one week in late July of 1877, America shook with anger and fear as a variety of urban residents, mostly working class, attacked railroad property in dozens of towns and cities. The Great Strike of 1877 was one of the largest and most violent urban uprisings in American history. Whereas most historians treat the event solely as a massive labor strike that targeted the railroads, David O. Stowell examines America's predicament more broadly to uncover the roots of this rebellion. He studies the urban origins of the Strike in three upstate New York cities--Buffalo, Albany, and Syracuse. He finds that locomotives rumbled through crowded urban spaces, sending panicked horses and their wagons careening through streets. Hundreds of people were killed and injured with appalling regularity. The trains also disrupted street traffic and obstructed certain forms of commerce. For these reasons, Stowell argues, The Great Strike was not simply an uprising fueled by disgruntled workers. Rather, i

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Book SynopsisAn American labor leader's eyewitness perspective on the rise of Nazi power in Weimar-era BerlinTrade Review“[Plotkin] is an astute observer and captures everchanging moods.”--Jewish Book World"A harrowing picture of Berlin ravaged by the Depression, the Weimar Republic's last months and the onset of Nazism. . . . A rich subtle and extremely readable account of a crucial moment in German history."--European Journal of American Studies."A rare jewel. . . . An extremely valuable source for comparative labour historians and for historians of the Weimar Republic and of National Socialism."--Revue Francaise D'etudes Americaines"Once I started reading this work, I could not put it down. Plotkin's diary is a remarkable analysis 'from the bottom up' of German society, working-class institution, and politics in the period of transition from the Weimar Republic to the rise of Hitler. A very important book."--Fraser Ottanelli, University of South Florida"Plotkin's writing is lively and conveys a vivid portrayal of German political and economic life on the eve of the Nazi takeover. It also provides an excellent sense of the impact of the Great Depression on German society. A valuable contribution to German history, labor history, and Jewish history."--Vicki Caron, author of Uneasy Asylum: France and the Jewish Refugee Crisis, 1933-1942"We have almost no eyewitness accounts of this period from nonjournalist observers and certainly none from the perspective of an American working-class observer. This work adds significantly to our knowledge on the history of internationalist trade unionism in the U.S. during the 1920s and 1930s, which is under-researched for this period. Highly recommended."--Dorothee Schneider, coauthor of "My Life in Germany before and after January 30, 1933": Refugee Memoirs and ExperiencesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Abbreviations xi Introduction xiii Catherine Collomp and Bruno GroppoAbraham Plotkin's Diary October-November 1932 3 December 1932 31 January 1933 85 February 1933 137Abraham Plotkin The Destruction of the Labor Movement in Germany 175 Brief Chronology of Political Events in Germany, 1930-33 197 Index 201Illustrations follow page 136

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Book SynopsisAmid America's sugar industry, a bitter debate over imperialism and immigrationTrade ReviewWinner of the Richard L. Wentworth/Illinois Award in American History, 2010. "A compelling account of the deeply interconnected worlds created by the emergence of a new cash crop."--American Historical Review“Mapes has uncovered patterns of global trade and labor markets that have had a profound impact on American society from the turn of the twentieth century up to the present day.”--Michigan Historical Review "A very nuanced yet powerful examination of the triumph of industrialism over agricultural America."--The Annals of Iowa“Mapes tells the understudied sugar beet industry’s fascinating story, and links events in Michigan between 1899 and 1940 to the broader national and global considerations. . . . Recommended.”--Choice"A fascinating work that provides important information about the history of agriculture and the construction of the term 'factories in the field' and its connections with the American empire. This book should become a mainstay among works in ethnic studies, agricultural labor, corporate power, and the state."--Gilbert G. Gonzalez, author of Culture of Empire: American Writers, Mexico, and Mexican Immigrants, 1880-1930"Fascinating and beautifully crafted, Sweet Tyranny places growers, workers, and processors at the center of national debates over immigration, imperialism, protectionism, child labor, and a living wage."--Cindy Hahamovitch, author of The Fruits of Their Labor: Atlantic Coast Farmworkers and the Making of Migrant Poverty, 1870-1945

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Book SynopsisA nuanced assessment of citizenship and labor in the Progressive EraTrade Review"This is an important work, one of the most important recent books, not only in labor history, but in social theory. Filled with insights and surprising twists, it repays a careful reading and rereading. It is a model study; I have added it to my graduate reading lists and urge everyone to do the same."--Labor History"Recommended."--Choice "Currarino's book will enable readers to understand the transformations that took place during the Gilded Age, not only in the minds of workers but in American society as a whole. Altogether, the book is an impressive accomplishment."--Business History Review "This splendidly researched cultural and intellectual history of the 'labor question' during the Gilded Age offers a masterful explanation of the move from a producerist to a consumerist understanding of citizenship and labor. The Labor Question in America will be widely read by students and scholars of the labor movement, the development of twentieth-century liberalism, and the history of the Gilded Age."--Lawrence M. Lipin, author of Workers and the Wild: Conservation, Consumerism, and Labor in Oregon, 1910-30"Rosanne Currarino has provided a nuanced, deeply informed reading of the complex intellectual and cultural currents that shaped the labor question in the late nineteenth century. This is quite simply a marvelously informative book."--The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era"More a cultural history of the debates over the role of labor in American life than a history of labor activities themselves. This book packs a surprisingly large volume of historical content and sophisticated argument into a slim volume."--History Teacher "This book is a valuable contribution to the history of the Gilded Age, as it provides scholars of the period with a concise intellectual history to better position studies of workers themselves."--Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas"A compelling case that economic democracy requires the full participation of the American working class in the economic life of the nation as both workers and consumers."--H-Net Reviews "Currarino has identified a vital shift in the debate over the meaning of democracy in a nation where such a large portion of its citizens were dependent upon others for their livelihoods."--American Historical Review

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In Chinese in the Woods, historian Sue Fawn Chung fills a notable gap in western history… This book is meticulously researched and combines an impressive array of both secondary and primary sources, including an innovative incorporation of archeological data… Chinese in the Woods could well prove a gold mine of statistical and historical data."--H-Net Reviews"Chinese in the Woods is an informative piece of work, exploring a new area in the study of Chinese immigrants in the West."--Western Historical Quarterly"This is an extremely important study about an important and understudied topic."--Reviews in American History"A significant contribution to the study of the American West. It also tells us a lot about the lumber industry in California and Nevada--the business, labor, production, and technical aspects--which make for a fascinating subject."--Evelyn Hu-DeHart, editor of Across the Pacific: Asian Americans and Globalization"Chinese in the Woods is a meticulously researched and important contribution to the history of labor in the American West and the critical Chinese played in the lumber trade."--Pacific Historical Review"This research challenges some of the stereotypes of Chinese loggers as "cheap" and docile in the period of merging unionism, anti-Chinese movements, and immigration restrictions. Recommended."--Choice"An impressive testimonial to Chung's meticulous research and fine scholarship… A very worthwhile addition to your library."--Asian American Comparative Collection Newsletter"Chinese in the Woods is a compelling treatment of the little-known Chinese labor experiences in the logging and lumbering industry and how these workers engaged with the wider community."--American Historical Review "Men and timber but much more! Chung's original work opens new vistas on the experience of Chinese and the building of the West. It is a story of labor but also of ethnic experience, trans-Pacific relations, business, and 19th century technologies. A great read!"--Gordon H. Chang, co-editor of Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present "A richly contextualized and meticulously researched account of a little known yet important group of Chinese immigrant workers, illuminating not only their fascinating experiences but also their role in developing the U.S. economy."--Yong Chen, author of Chinese San Francisco 1850-1943: A Transpacific Community

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Book SynopsisThis on-the-ground labor history chronicles the bitterly contested labor conflict in the mid 1990s at the A. E. Staley corn processing plant in Decatur, Illinois, where workers waged one of the most hard-fought struggles in recent labor history. When the company launched a full-scale assault on its workers, Allied Industrial Workers Local 837 responded by educating and mobilizing its members, organizing strong support from the religious and African American communities, building a nationwide solidarity movement, and engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience at the plant gates. Through scores of interviews and videotapes of every union meeting, the authors bring the workers'' voices to the fore and reveal their innovative tactics that inform and strengthen today''s labor movement.Trade ReviewAwarded the Certificate of Superior Achievement by the Illinois State Historical Society, 2010. Awarded the C.L.R. James Prize for Best Book in Working-Class Studies by the Working-Class Studies Association, 2010. Tied for Best Book related to the field of Labor Studies published in 2007-2009 from the United Association for Labor Educators (UALE), 2010. “Sympathetically written from the viewpoint of the most aggressive union members and their cadre of supporters . . . . This is a valuable book.”--Union News"A powerful, passionate, and informative blow-by-blow account. . . . This book offers a how-to on building a militant, democratic, and effective organization."--Journal of Illinois History"Staley is a masterful and cautionary account that brilliantly captures the obstacles and dilemmas faced by organized labor at the close of the twentieth century."--The Annals of Iowa"A vital contribution to a discussion of how to rebuild the labor movement today."--International Socialist Review"Staley ... is important to read. It shows the courage of ordinary people who are transformed by their experiences, and hopefully it will also inspire a new generation to take up the fight to transform unions into institutions that are run by workers in their own interests."--Against the Current" A compelling analysis of a decisive moment in the struggle for social democracy."--Labour/Le Travail "One of the best accounts of a labor conflict ever written. Essential reading."--Jeremy Brecher, author of Strike!"An extraordinary achievement, indispensable to trade unionists."--Staughton Lynd, author of The New Rank and File "Masterfully told. A must read."--Tom Balanoff, president of Service Employees International Union Local 1 "Stunningly rich and detailed. The strategic discussions are magnificent and unmatched."--Peter Rachleff, author of Hard-Pressed in the Heartland: The Hormel Strike and the Future of the Labor Movement "A magnificent achievement. It will become a classic."--Bruce Nissen, author of Which Direction for Organized Labor? Essays on Organizing, Outreach, and Internal Transformation "Staley will serve and guide a new generation of labor activists."--Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton, Archdiocese of Detroit "An inspiring story of vibrant and relentless rank-and-file resistance."--Ruth Milkman, author of L.A. Story: Immigrant Workers and the Future of the U.S. Labor Movement "Rarely is there a book as compelling in its description of a real-life struggle."--Bill Fletcher, coauthor of Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice "One of the best analyses of a worker struggle I ever read. A must read for union organizers and advocates for social justice."--Eliseo Medina, executive vice president of Service Employees International Union "This is a very good book for understanding those tremendous hurdles workers must fight to overcome when they stand up for themselves and their families."--Cecil E. Roberts, president of United Mine Workers of America "In Staley, Ashby and Hawking point the way forward for American labor."--Kim Moody, cofounder of Labor Notes and author of U.S. Labor in Trouble and Transition: The Failure of Reform from Above, The Promise of Revival from Below "The narrative bristles with strategic lessons and insights."--James R. Barrett, author of William Z. Foster and the Tragedy of American Radicalism "The book combines analytic comprehensiveness with moving first-person accounts that texture the conflict and make the meaning of consciousness, as it changes and transforms itself, come alive to the reader."--Nelson Lichtenstein, author of State of the Union: A Century of American Labor "Staley is a must read for anyone interested in community and religious partnerships with labor. Its passionate style and historical accuracy engage the reader from beginning to end."--Kim Bobo, executive director of Interfaith Worker Justice and author of Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid-And What We Can Do About It "The diminution of the effectiveness of the labor movement's power and the distancing of organized religion from this historic organ of social justice have weakened both church and labor, while muting a once united voice for justice for working people. Our collective silence encouraged three decades of greed and allowed callous disregard for the most vulnerable in America to become national policy. This book suggest that this schism can be healed and this nation returned to those whose work has made so much possible. May it be so."--Bishop C. Joseph Sprague, The United Methodist ChurchTable of ContentsPreface ix Prologue: Jim Beals 1 1. The Company and the Union 7 2. Tate & Lyle Comes to Decatur 19 3. The Union Prepares to Resist 27 4. Work-to-Rule 45 5. The Temperature Rises 58 6. Locked Out 74 7. Road Warriors and Solidarity Committees 94 8. Debating the Corporate Campaign 112 9. Peacetime Soldiers and Wartime Soldiers 124 10. God as Outside Agitator 137 11. The African American Workers 151 12. Civil Disobedience 169 13. Strike City, USA 194 14. The Paperworkers 212 15. Mission to Bal Harbour 225 16. Still in the Fight 237 17. In the Fast Lane 247 18. Showdown 261 19. Aftermath 278 20. A Winnable Fight 290 Appendix: Sources 303 Notes 307 Glossary 343 Index 347Photographs follow page 6.

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Book SynopsisProviding incisive commentary on the historical and contemporary American working class experience, Banded Together: Economic Democratization in the Brass Valley documents a community''s efforts to rebuild and revitalize itself in the aftermath of deindustrialization. Through powerful oral histories and other primary sources, Jeremy Brecher tells the story of a group of average Americans--factory workers, housewives, parishioners, and organizers--who tried to create a democratic alternative to the economic powerlessness caused by the closing of factories in the Connecticut Naugatuck Valley region during the 1970s and 1980s. This volume focuses on grassroots organization, democratically controlled enterprises, and supportive public policies, providing examples from the Naugatuck Valley Project community-alliance that remain relevant to the economic problems of today and tomorrow. Drawing on more than a hundred interviews with Project leaders, staff, and other knowledgeaTrade Review"An important book for everyone interested in how factory workers who have been negatively impacted by plant closing and job loss, and their organizations, churches, and community groups can organize and create alternative economic models to fight this dislocation."--Industrial and Labor Relations Review"Brecher records the false starts, successes, and failures of several efforts to develop economic democratization from below and he does it well. Recommended."--Choice "An invaluable reflection on one community's imaginative efforts to overcome the bleak economic realities facing industrial regions everywhere and the solidarity that resulted."--Labour/Le Travail"Accessible, clear, and engaged, Banded Together will make an impressive addition to the ways historians understand deindustrialization. Brecher's narrative is certain to be seen as a model by a new generation of labor historians, scholars, and scholar-activists."--Peter Rachleff, author of Hard Pressed in the Heartland: The Hormel Strike and the Future of the Labor Movement"An invaluable resource for formulating strategies to rebuild economic democracy one community at a time."--Labor Studies Journal Table of ContentsPrologue ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii 1. Roots of Powerlessness in the Brass Valley 1 2. Banding Together 21 3. Buyout 35 4. Organizing 49 5. Century Brass 67 6. The Life and Death of Seymour Specialty Wire 84 7. Founding ValleyCare Cooperative 111 8. Taking Care of Business 130 9. The Demise of ValleyCare 149 10. Brookside Housing Cooperative 164 11. Economic Democratization from Below 186 12. Afterstories 203 Notes 219 List of Interviews 241 Index 243

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Book SynopsisRemembering a life devoted to preserving working-class traditionsTrade ReviewAwarded the CLR James Award for Best Book from the Working Class Studies Association, 2012. "Burns provides a balanced, fair, and well-informed analysis based on labor scholarship. . . . It is well worth the read."--Labor"An intimate, first-person account of Green's life that illuminates ideological and strategic links between expressive culture and progressive action. Folklorists, labor historians, discographers, and students and scholars of American culture will treasure this book."--Robert McCarl, editor of Latinos in Idaho: Celebrando Cultura"Burns has done a great service by writing Archie Green: The Making of a Working-Class Hero, a fine study that does justice to its subject's fascinating intellectual development and considerable impact."--Labor Studies Journal"This sophisticated book ushers readers into Archie Green's compelling but always enigmatic presence, vividly and immediately summoning his personal, political, and intellectual pasts. Readers are welcomed into the community of purpose he spent a lifetime creating."--Robert Cantwell, author of If Beale Street Could Talk: Music, Community, Culture"Sean Burns's biography of this remarkable person gives the reader a clear sense of Green's varied life and career and of his many accomplishments. Archie Green made numerous contributions to folklore studies, labor and workplace oral history, and the history of recorded vernacular music. Scholars today would benefit from understanding those topics from this early proponent and practitioner of the "bottom-up" oral history perspective."--Oral History ReviewTable of ContentsAbbreviations Foreword - David Roediger Introduction: Worker, Scholar, Organizer Part I: Of Shreds and Patches - The Early Political Formation of Archie Green 1. Living Questions: Family, Revolution, and Emigration; 2. Red, Not-So-White, and Blue: Culture, Identity, and Power in 1920s Boyle Heights; 3. Strikes and Stones: Student Politics and Labor in the 1930s Part II: Triangle of Commitments - How 1930s San Francisco Maritime Politics Impacted Green 4. From Berkeley Stacks to Stake-side Trucks; 5. "Brothers Slugging Brothers"; 6. Green's Left Anti-Communist Critiques of Harry Bridges and Reconsiderations of Communist Party History; 7. Green's Pragmatic Path: Union Service and World War II Veterans Organizing Part III: 'A Decent Philosophy' - Green and the Culture and Politics of American Folk Revival 8. Folk Music and the American Communist Party of the 1930s and 1940s; 9. Green's Cultural Turn: Moments in the Making of a Laborlorist; 10. Vernacular Music: Green's Aesthetic Ideology as Cultural Pluralism Part IV: 'Always on Stolen Time' - Green's Influence on Folklore, Labor History, and Cultural Studies 11. Laborlore: Alternative Popular Front Imaginary; 12. Green's Place in New Labor History and American Cultural Studies; 13. Laborlore: Pedagogy of the Working Class Epilogue - Nick Spitzer's Last Interview with Archie Green Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Endnotes; Index; About the Author

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Book SynopsisTrade Review Award of Superior Achievement, Illinois State Historical Society (ISHS), 2013. "A masterful case for the power of intensive local studies."--Journal of Illinois History"Excellent work."--Choice"This first-rate study of an important city offers a careful, nuanced take on the relationship between modern capitalism and democracy."--The Journal of American History "This is a superbly researched, well-conceived, and boldly argued interpretation of the rise of a permanent working class, the formation of an industrial bourgeoisie, and the relations between these social classes in Chicago from the antebellum years through the 1870s. Anyone who continues to question the salience of class analysis for understanding nineteenth-century social history, and, of course, those who are already convinced of this approach, will want to read this study."--James R. Barrett, author of William Z. Foster and the Tragedy of American Radicalism"An indispensable study for anyone interested in the labor history of Chicago in the nineteenth century. . . . this book also provides a useful context to some of the most dramatic events in that history."--American Historical Review"A tour-de-force example of local narrative used to illuminate historical theory."--Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era"Scholars seeking to understand the intricacies of Chicago's political history in the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction should start here. Those with broader interests in the relationship between capitalism and democracy in the late nineteenth century will find in this book a provocative alternative to the dominant historiographical perspective."--Reviews in American History"Chicago in the Age of Capital will be useful to other historians for its extensive use of newspaper records and its solid grounding in the quantitative analysis of population and manufacturing trends. Its blend of social, political, and intellectual history contextualizes and deepens our understanding of the relationship between capital, labor and politics."--The Historian "A well-written and much-needed labor history of Chicago during Civil War and Reconstruction. Labor historians of the Civil War era and/or nineteenth-century America will welcome this book into the historical conversation."--H-Net Reviews / H-War "Chicago in the Age of Capital is a welcome addition to our understanding of the emerging and early working class politics of the nineteenth century. Jentz and Schneirov have rightfully pushed us to continue thinking about Chicago and the Midwest within a larger national story--one that has previously been limited to southern regionalism--as boosterism, capitalism, ethnicity, and labor all formed a complex web of power and politics."--Middle West Review "Chicago in the Age of Capital is an unmatched scholarly investigation of the emergence of the political economy of the Gilded Age by two masters of Chicago's labor history."--Labour

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Book SynopsisA vivid account of “one of the most shocking episodes in organized labor’s blood-soaked history” (Steve Halvonik, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).

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Book Synopsis[An] exceptionally interesting and intimate oral history . . . Against a background of motels and all-night cafés and strikes, the high relief in which the characters stand out is truly fascinating. Jacques Levy's biography of Chavez has unforgettable descriptive passages and fine photographs. The NationMexican-American civil rights and labor activist Cesar Chavez (19271993), comes to life in this vivid portrait of the charismatic and influential fighter who boycotted supermarkets and took on corporations, the government, and the powerful Teamsters Union. Jacques E. Levy gained unprecedented access to Chavez and the United Farm Workers Union in writing this account of one of the most successful labor movements in history which can also serve as a guidebook for social and political change. [The] definitive work. The book's major contribution lies in its portrait of the man himselfdeeply religious in an almost mystical fashion; a dedicated battler, but not a dedicated hater; a leader who

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Book SynopsisLeverage of the Weak enhances knowledge of movement emergence and offers the first systematic, multilayered comparisons across movements and nations in East Asia. Hwa-Jen Liu argues that examining material factors versus ideational factors is crucial to understanding the successes (or failures) of social movements.Trade Review"Theoretically sophisticated and methodologically meticulous, Hwa-Jen Liu’s book presents a fascinating comparative analysis of the labor and environmental movements in Taiwan and South Korea. Leverage of the Weak is one of the most interesting and significant books on East Asian development."—Hagen Koo, University of Hawai?i at Manoa"A sober yet hopeful account of the struggle to humanize capitalism, this comparative study is a valuable resource for those interested in social movements and labor, sociology, and economic development."—CHOICE"Because of its rich conceptual development, strong case study analysis and the generalisability of its findings, Leverage of the Weak is likely to appeal to a diverse academic audience."—Asian Studies Review"Essential reading for anyone interested in the historical development of Taiwan and South Korea."—American Journal of Sociology"Theoretically innovative, well-grounded in in-depth empirical research, and well written. Students who want to understand the rise social movements in East Asia, the relationship between labor and environmental activism, and the interactions between state actors and collective actors will learn a lot from this comparative study."—Mobilization"Liu’s rigorous, provocative, and ground-breaking analysis of the mutually constitutive relationship between movement power and capitalist transformation should be required reading for anyone interested in the political possibilities and challenges of social movements in today’s global political economy."—Labour/Le Travail"This is a detailed study on why and how social movements rise up during a nation’s development. Author Liu takes a comparative examination of two Northeast Asian countries, similar in many ways of political and economic development; modern industrialized Taiwan and South Korea."—Korean QuarterlyTable of ContentsContents AcknowledgmentsNote to ReadersAbbreviationsIntroduction: Strategic Comparison of Two Movements and Two Late Industrializers1. The Power Bases of Labor and Environmental Movements2. The Tangles of Movement Histories3. The Emergence of Early-Riser Movements4. Movement Legacy and Latecomer Movements5. Labor and Environmental TrajectoriesConclusion: What Now?Appendix: Notes on MethodologyNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Life Support is an ethnographic study of the biopolitics of vital energy from the perspective of Indian call centers and surrogacy hospitals. Kalindi Vora argues that affective and reproductive labors produce more than economic value by helping to form new life and socialities. This book enlivens feminist theories on the ethics of female empathy and exchange in the outsourcing of care."—Aihwa Ong, coeditor of Asian Biotech and Worlding Cities "The reader of this slim volume is likely to be astonished in that Vora’s book genuinely makes good on its title, delivering an original, dense, and entirely coherent theorization of biocapital."—Antipode"[A]n engaging read."—CHOICE"Vora’s analysis in terms of 'vital energy' is given particularly force because of her choice to set labor of a very literally embodied sort—the biological labor of pregnancy, 'commissioned' by intending parents from far away and compensated by a flat fee—alongside capital flows that are easier to mistake as simply financial and immaterial. Her comparison returns us sharply to the biological substance or embodied materiality of all labor."—Somatosphere"An engaging and provocative read that makes a significant contribution to current debates on globalization and labor."—Pacific AffairsTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction. Life Support: India’s Production of Vital Energy1. Limits of Labor: Affect and the Biological in Transnational Surrogacy and Service Work2. Call Center Agents: Commodified Affect and the Biocapital of Care 3. Information Technology Professionals: Innovation and Uncertain Futures4. Transnational Gestational Surrogacy: Expectation and ExchangeEpilogue: Imperial Pasts and Mortgaged FuturesAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisFrench trade unions played a historical role in the 1930s quite unlike that of any other labor movement.Trade ReviewEvery Factory a Fortress is a work of rich and exhaustive scholarship and makes a major contribution to the field. As well, it is a most commendable literary work.

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Book SynopsisThe twentieth-century history of Njombe, the Southern Highlands district of Tanzania, can aptly be summed up as exclusion within incorporation. Njombe was marginalized even as it was incorporated into the colonial economy.Trade Review“By charting the history of family dynamics among the Wabena from World War I through early independence, A History of the Excluded shines a particularly powerful light on how individuals experienced the demands of migrant labor and plantation conditions, the introduction of new farming technologies and business opportunities, and the policies of TANU national settlement and market controls—all within family, not state, parameters.” * African Studies Review *“A History of the Excluded is part of a recent trend in Africanist writing that does not celebrate the nation-state and nationalism, as an earlier optimistic historiography did, but rather sees them as a threatening presence that, connected to a global economy, brings poverty and insecurity.” * International Journal of African Historical Studies *

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