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Book SynopsisIn the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to re-establish the labour movement's political capacity to exert collective power in ways that foster greater opportunity and equality for working-class people has taken on a greater sense of urgency. Understanding the strategic political possibilities and challenges facing the Canadian labour movement at this important moment in history is the central concern of this second edition of Rethinking the Politics of Labour in Canada.With new and revised essays by established and emerging scholars from a wide range of disciplines, this edited collection assesses the past, present and uncertain future of Canadian labour politics in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bringing together the traditional electoral-based aspects of labour politics with analyses of newer and rediscovered forms of working-class organization and social movement-influenced strategies, which have become increasingly important in the Canadian labour movement, this book seeks to take stock of these new forms of labour politics, understand their emergence and assess their potential impact on the future of labour in Canada.

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Book SynopsisAn urgent call to reform capitalism so that it stops failing women. Although the #MeToo movement has been hugely important, empowerment of the mind will not achieve full power for women while there remains economic inequality. Leading economist Vicky Pryce urgently calls for feminists to focus attention on this pressing issue: the pay gap, the glass ceiling, and the obstacles to women working at all. She shows that gender equality is good for business and economies, but the free market is wired to perpetuate inequality; only government intervention can empower women, with proper support and reward for their work. From the gendered threat of robot labour to the lack of women in economics itself, Women vs Capitalism is a bold and timely look at an uncomfortable truth: we will not achieve equality for women without radical changes to contemporary capitalism.Trade Review‘In ['Women vs Capitalism', Vicky Pryce] maintains that the free market is failing women and that correcting this is a win-win for everyone—and also critical to our economic prosperity.’ -- Sunday Times'A depressing indictment of modern capitalism, this book is a passionate argument for a way ahead.' -- Prospect'This book shines a much-needed light on discrimination that still holds too many women back – and what we can do about it. [For] policymakers, directors and women wondering what they can do to fight back, this is a fantastic book.' -- The Observer‘Pryce marshals an impressive array of up-to-date statistics and interesting anecdotes to demonstrate the ways in which capitalism is failing women.’ -- Literary Review'[Women vs Capitalism is] a powerful manifesto for our times, relentlessly piling up the evidence that women get a raw deal in the economy.' -- Irish Times‘The points Pryce makes are relevant for all economies trying to make the best use of limited resources … Highly recommended.’ -- CHOICE‘[Vicky Pryce has] brought together a lot of data to make her case [and she] addresses head on some of the pale excuses where critics seek to blame women themselves for the issues. … What is powerful [is] her central tenet that women’s economic empowerment is critical to market efficiency and that we need government intervention.’ -- Financial Times Adviser'Superb. An authoritative manual for the men upholding capitalism while holding back women and the economy, and a guidebook for women who want to change the world.' -- Ann Pettifor, author of 'The Production of Money''Vicky Pryce is one of Britain's most distinguished economic commentators. Her impassioned criticism and rich analysis argue powerfully that women's economic equality is both a moral question, and good economic sense. A clear-sighted call for change.' -- Rachel Reeves MP'A long overdue dissection of the vital subject of gender equality, through Vicky Pryce's forensic economic lens.' -- Polly Toynbee, 'The Guardian''Gender equality is an ongoing struggle fought on several fronts. The economic case presented here by Vicky Pryce has never been made so well or so vigorously.' -- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, author, columnist and broadcaster'Vicky Pryce lends an eloquent voice and a forensic analysis to the growing worldwide realisation that capitalism needs to change.' -- Kate Pickett, co-author of 'The Spirit Level''A shocking, lucid account of how capitalism holds women back. If we are all to have a future, government policy must fundamentally change. Now.' -- Danny Dorling, University of Oxford; author of 'All That Is Solid' and 'Peak Inequality'

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Book SynopsisIn the United States alone, there are roughly three million individuals living with a developmental disability, but less than a third are active in the labor market. This book provides a comprehensive approach to developing a successful jobs program for persons with developmental disabilities, drawn from the author's extensive experience and real success.The majority of persons with developmental disabilities are unemployed, underemployed, or still work in sheltered programs where it is almost impossible to reach their full potential. Job success is possible, but it requires a system based on a business model based on proven economics, rather than the traditional social services model. By employing a step-by-step procedure for gaining insight into the client, analyzing market opportunities, matching the client to a job, and supporting the client after placement, service providers can help individuals make a successful transition into good community-based employment.Job Success for Persons with Developmental Disabilities will be essential reading for profit and non-profit rehabilitation service organizations, private job development businesses, government funding agencies, special education job placement programs, transition specialists, and families of persons with developmental disabilities.Trade ReviewThe book is well structured and written in a clear stuyle... The practical tone fo the book clearly reflects Wiegan's many years experience in the field of supporting and progressing individuals with developmental disabilities. There are some sections of the book that are useful as a refresher for experienced Occupational Psychologists and as useful background for new Occupational Psychologists. -- Journal of Occupational Psychology, Employment and DisabilityTable of ContentsChapter 1. The Philosophy of Employment. Chapter 2. The Business Model. Chapter 3. Understanding Job Success. Chapter 4. Understanding the Client. Chapter 5. The Job Development Plan. Chapter 6. Individual Job Development. Chapter 7. Corporate Job Development. Chapter 8. Natural Supports. Chapter 9. Understanding the Job. Chapter 10. On the Job Training. Chapter 11. Job Coaching. Chapter 12. Financial Success. Chapter 13. Hiring and Training Staff. Chapter 14. Mythology. Chapter 15. Health, Diet, and Socialization. Chapter 16. Organizations, Structures, and Ethics. Addendum: Principles of Job Success. References. Index

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Book SynopsisMillions of young people-and increasingly some not-so-young people-now work as interns. They famously shuttle coffee in a thousand magazine offices, legislative backrooms, and Hollywood studios, but they also deliver aid in Afghanistan, map the human genome, and pick up garbage. Intern Nation is the first exposé of the exploitative world of internships. In this witty, astonishing, and serious investigative work, Ross Perlin profiles fellow interns, talks to academics and professionals about what unleashed this phenomenon, and explains why the intern boom is perverting workplace practices around the world.The hardcover publication of this book precipitated a torrent of media coverage in the US and UK, and Perlin has added an entirely new afterword describing the growing focus on this woefully underreported story. Insightful and humorous, Intern Nation will transform the way we think about the culture of work.Trade Review'Interns built the pyramids,' the great magazine The Baffler once declared. And that was just the beginning of their labors, as Ross Perlin demonstrates in this fascinating and overdue exposé of the wage labor without wages, the resumé-building servitude, at the heart of contemporary capitalism. -- Benjamin Kunkel, a founding editor of n+1 and author of the novel IndecisionA book that offers landmark coverage of its topic. -- Andrew Ross * London Review of Books *Perlin contends that most internships are illegal, according to the Fair Labor and Standards Act, stripping people who are employees in all but name of workers' rights. * New Yorker *A portrait of how white-collar work is changing ... thought-provoking and at times jaw-dropping-almost a companion volume to Naomi Klein's celebrated 2000 exposé of modern sweatshops, No Logo. -- Andy Beckett * Guardian *A compelling investigation of a trend that threatens to destroy 'what's left of the ordered world of training, hard work and fair compensation' ... Full of restrained force and wit, this is a valuable book on a subject that demands attention. -- Anna Winter * Observer *[An] eye-opening, welcome exposé. * Sunday Times *This vigorous and persuasive book ... argues that the fundamental issue is the growing contingency of the global workforce. -- Roger D. Hodge * Bookforum *Organizations in America save $2 billion a year by not paying interns a minimum wage, writes Ross Perlin in Intern Nation. * Economist *Well-researched and timely. * Daily Telegraph *[E]ye-opening ... The book tackles a sprawling topic with earnestness and flair. -- Katy Waldman * Washington Post *Perlin ... has an eye for polemical effectiveness. * Times Literary Supplement *A timely book addressing the exploitation of the nation's younger workforce under the guise of the 'internship model.' -- Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2011 * Huffington Post *A serious and extremely well-written text that offers sophisticated historical material about the origins of internship and its impact on the individuals concerned, the firms that use it and the world of work more generally. -- Cary L. Cooper * Times Higher Education *Perlin's attempt to understand internships as a symptom of wider trends in the economy ... makes the book such a fascinating read. * Spectator *When you are competing for jobs during a recession, the only thing worse than being exploited can be not being exploited. Yes, many internships are really crummy, but then some of them do ultimately lead to something ... which is why, when people have no access to internships at all, it makes them invisible. -- Ross Perlin speaking to Kaya Burgess * Times of London *Perlin dissects the employment practices of some of the world's biggest corporations, inc¬luding Disney, which he accuses of replacing "well-trained, decently compensated full-timers" with an army of low-paid interns. But for employers that approach recruitment strategically, internships are typically a cost-albeit one they hope will pay off in better, happier recruits. * Financial Times *[Perlin's] exposé on the internship model initiates a critical conversation on internships ... his thoughtful book is necessary reading for the millions of young people trying to break into the working world through internships. * Publishers Weekly *That fact that it took this long for someone to write this book seems as blatantly wrong as the practice itself. Perlin provides a welcome, long-overdue and much-needed argument. * Kirkus Reviews *Perlin's writing is engaging and the questions he raises are valid ones in an increasingly competitive job market. * Library Journal *[A] blistering, highly entertaining attack on today's internship culture. * Boston Globe *Cloaked in the innocent idea of the intern, aggressive employers are using young people trying to get a foothold to weaken the leverage of existing workers, especially professionals. Ross Perlin gives us an account of another subterranean strategy to undermine working people in the US. -- Frances Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the Graduate Center, CUNYAlas, the valuable internship institution is being widely and flagrantly abused, as Ross Perlin demonstrates in this eye-opening book. A huge chunk of the American workplace has been distorted in an unhealthy way, and Perlin provides not only the diagnosis but the beginnings of a prescription. -- James Ledbetter, editor in charge of Reuters.com, and author of Unwarranted InfluenceThe world has been waiting for this book. It's lucky that someone as thoughtful and politically aware as Ross Perlin was there to write it. -- Anya Kamenetz, author of Generation Debt and DIY UFew books have been written about the effect of internships, so this short book will be eye-opening for many. Students and parents should add it their reading lists. -- Repps Hudson * St. Louis Post-Dispatch *For critics such as Ross Perlin, author of Intern Nation, unpaid labor harms everyone in the labor market. -- Alexandra Alper * Reuters *Intern Nation provides a wide-angle overview of an international system of labor subsidization masked as career opportunity-indeed, as a de rigueur component of baccalaureate and even postgraduate degree work, without which a young person cannot hope to secure a gratifying and adequately remunerative professional career in the twenty-first century. -- Cecelia Tichi * Academe Magazine *[A] scathing look at the internship culture ... * Washingtonian *[Intern Nation] tracks how the explosion of internships in creative fields changed the entry level of many industries. * New York Times Critic's Notebook *

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Book SynopsisGetting a job can be hard if you are young and inexperienced, but there is a great deal you can do both before and after you leave university that will improve your chances. This book will show you how, despite all the difficulties and competing applicants you may face, you can still be the one to get the job you want. This book takes a seven step approach to introducing graduates to the analysis, preparation and application they will need in this competitive environment. It will help you decide what you want to do; plan how to get there; and help you use this knowledge to show that you are the best candidate for the job. Step 1: Discovering who you areStep 2: Deciding what to doStep 3: Finding out about workStep 4: Getting ready to applyStep 5: Making applicationsStep 6: Going for interviewsStep 7: Changing directionYou will also find ideas for earning a living, or spending time after university in unpaid but rewarding ways.

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Book SynopsisIn some countries of the Persian Gulf as much as 85 to 90 per cent of the population is made-up of expatriate workers.Unsurprisingly, all of the concerned states spend inordinate amounts of their political energies managing the armies of migrant labourers employed in their countries, and there are equally fundamental social, cultural, and economic consequences involved as well. Despite the pervasive and farreaching nature of the phenomenon, to date there have not been any comprehensive, easily accessible studies of labour migration in the Persian Gulf. Migrant Labour in the Persian Gulf is a multi-disciplinary examination of the manifold causes, nature, processes, and consequences of labour migration into the Persian Gulf. It critically analyses the effects of migration for native communities, looking at the types and functions of informal - and at times formal - bi-national and multinational networks that emerge from and in turn sustain migration patterns over time, the role and functions of recruitment agencies, and the values, behaviours, and plans of migrants workers prior to and after setting off for the Persian Gulf.Trade Review'An excellent reader on the sensitive and often thorny issue of labour migration in the Gulf states. - the book has great originality and will make an important contribution not only to Gulf studies, but to migration studies in general, and perhaps even scholars of international political economy.' * Christopher Davidson, author of Abu Dhabi: Oil and Beyond and Power and Politics in the Persian Gulf Monarchies. *'A superb sample of the growing literature on the Gulf. The authors bring Gulf migration into focus taking us into the lives of the millions who migrate to the Gulf and revealing the complexity of the processes and contexts of migration . The reader accompanies migrants into the streets and workplaces to feel the resultant shifts in family, community and self.' * Sharon Nagy, Ph.D. Department of Anthropology, DePaul University. *'A most timely and long overdue publication on one of the most important and unique regions in the world for labour migration, this brilliant collection of well-established local and international scholars analyses legal, economic, political, cultural and human rights issues with critical, rich, visualizable accounts of the migrant presence in the region.' * Ray Jureidini, Institute for Migration Studies, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon. *'A ground-up and sociological perspective that is a welcome reprieve from reams of statistical data often found in policy-oriented reports on migration. The multiple analytic approaches, combining insights from economics, sociology, anthropology, and political science is admirable and a model to be emulated in any future synthesis of labour studies not only in the Gulf but throughout the MENA region.' * Mediterranean Politics *

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Book SynopsisIndia's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), passed in 2005, has been among the developing world's most ambitious anti-poverty initiatives. By 'guaranteeing' 100 days of work annually to every rural household, NREGA has sought to advance the Indian constitution's commitment to securing citizens' 'right to work'. This book is not a technical evaluation of programme performance. It offers instead a detailed analysis of the politics surrounding NREGA: the model of political action that motivated its architects, the public advocacy and parliamentary maneuvering involved in its passage, the political dynamics shaping implementation at state and local levels, the institutional constraints on reforming how it operates, and its complex impacts on the political capacities of poor people.Based on their extensive -- primarily qualitative -- field research, the authors examine changing conceptions of rights and the challenges of making states more accountable to their most disadvantaged citizens.Their analysis of the politics of NREGA provides a window onto the inner workings of Indian democracy and the complex character of the Indian state as it attempts to upgrade its social welfare provision to something more in keeping with the country's growing stature.Trade Review‘The ideas discussed in this book are keys to an understanding of struggles for socio-economic rights around the world and the response of the corresponding state. … This book is a primer for those interested in trying to understand the complexity of development politics in a country like India.’ -- South Asian Multidisciplinary Academic Journal'A magisterial work on India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, a major departure in India's development trajectory, and much talked about in India and among development professionals globally. It is a valuable contribution to the understanding of India's adoption of this rights-based development programme, the politics and processes of the implementation and its overall impacts on the deepening of Indian democracy. It also has great value for scholars of comparative perspectives on development.' * Ashok Pankaj, Professor, Council for Social Development, New Delhi *'A first-rate book. Conceptually lucid, empirically rich and crisply written, it provides an excellent analysis of the origins, development and implementation of India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the largest public works programme in the world. The book will be of tremendous interest to students and scholars of Indian politics, social policy and the political economy of development.' * Sanjay Ruparelia, Associate Professor of Politics, New School for Social Research, New York, and author of Divided We Govern: Coalition Politics in Modern India *

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Book SynopsisIn diesem Band der Gesammelten Schriften werden 15 Beiträge sowie Notizen aus dem Nachlass Walter Euckens ediert, kommentiert und in einer ausführlichen Einleitung systematisch und historisch eingeordnet, die Walter Eucken zwischen 1921 und 1950 verfasst hat. Das Thema, das diese Beiträge verbindet, ist die Wahrnehmung der Gegenwart als Krisenzeit und die Frage danach, worin die Ursachen der Krise zu sehen sind und auf welchem Wege ihre Lösung gefunden werden kann. In allen Texten setzt sich Eucken mit alternativen Krisendeutungen und Lösungsvorschlägen auseinander. Besonders gründlich analysiert und kritisiert er die Deutungen und Vorschläge sozialistischer Denker und der Vertreter der Idee des "totalen Staates". Anhand der Texte wird Euckens Weg zum ordoliberalen Forschungsprogramm deutlich. Bis Anfang der 1930er Jahre ging es ihm allgemein um die geistige Krise der Neuzeit. Die späteren Texte zeigen, dass er die geistige Lage zwar im Auge behielt, sich in der Forschung aber auf die staatlich-gesellschaftlichen Strukturwandlungen konzentrierte, die er für die Krise des Kapitalismus verantwortlich machte, sowie auf die strukturellen Reformen, die er für eine Lösung dieser Krise für erforderlich hielt.

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Book SynopsisThis book argues for a moral consideration of animal work relations. Paying special attention to the livestock industry, the author challenges the zootechnical denigration of animals for increased productivity awhile championing the collaborative nature of work. For Porcher, work is not merely a means to production but a means of living together unity. This unique reconsideration of work envisions animals as co-laborers with humans, rather than overwrought tools for exploitative, and often lethal, employment. Readers will learn about the disjunction between those focused on productivity and profit and those who favor a more ethical work environment for animals. Porcher's text also engages environmental and political debates concerning animal-human relations.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1.What is Animal Husbandry? Discoveries and learning Zootechnics, the "science of the exploitation of animal machines" Laying down arms2. The promises of work Work and emancipation Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisBy most accounts, forced labour, human trafficking, and modern slavery are thriving in the global economy. Recent media reports -- including the discovery of widespread trafficking in Thailand''s shrimp industry, forced labour in global tea and cocoa supply chains, and the devastating deaths of workers constructing stadiums for Qatar''s World Cup-- have brought once hidden exploitation into the mainstream spotlight. As public concern about forced labour has escalated, governments around the world have begun to enact legislation to combat it in global production.Yet, in spite of soaring media and policy attention, reliable research on the business of forced labour remains difficult to come by. Forced labour is notoriously challenging to investigate, given that it is illegal, and powerful corporations and governments are reluctant to grant academics access to their workers and supply chains. Given the risk associated with researching the business of forced labour, until very recently, feTable of ContentsNotes on contributors Acknowledgements 1: Genevieve LeBaron: Introduction Part I: Surveying the Gaps 2: Andrew Crane & Genevieve LeBaron: Methodological Challenges in the Business of Forced Labour 3: Nicola Phillips: The Politics of Numbers: Beyond Methodological Challenges in Research on Forced Labour 4: Joel Quirk: The Politics of Forced Labour Research: NGOs, Activists, and States 5: Jean Allain: What Is Forced Labour? A Practical Guide for Humanities and Social Science Research 6: Sam Okyere: Confronting Bias in Ngo Research on Modern Slavery Part II: Frontiers of Forced Labour Research and Methods 7: Neil Howard: Why (and How) We Need To Talk To 'The Victims' 8: Jenny Chan: Researching Unfree Student Labour in Apple's Supply Chain 9: Andreas Rühmkorf: Transparent Companies? Legal Research Strategies to Understand Forced Labour in Global Supply Chains 10: Robert Caruana: The Role of Discourse Analysis in Researching Severe Labour Exploitation 11: Jessica Pliley: Archival Trouble: Researching Sex Trafficking In Early Twentieth-Century America

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Book SynopsisToday 4.7 million Americans have been unemployed for more than six months. In France more than ten percent of the working population is without work. And in Greece and Spain, that number approaches thirty percent. The author delves beneath these staggering numbers to explore the world of job searching and unemployment across class and nation.Trade Review"In Job-Search Games, Ofer Sharone develops a cogent, timely, and compelling account of why American employees blame themselves for their failure to secure employment and why their Israeli counterparts engage in system blame instead. Sharone moves the discussion well beyond global generalizations about the role of culture to make an important contribution to the literature of joblessness." (Steven Vallas, author of Work: A Critique)"

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Book SynopsisProvides an assessment of how effectively labor market institutions are responding to the decline of private sector unions. This book also provides case studies of labor market institutions and various directions for existing institutions. It presents the story of workers and institutions searching for ways to represent labor.

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Book SynopsisThe liberal political origins of work-welfare programmes and issues of conflicting goals is documented in this text. With examples derived from Great Britain and America, the incorporation of liberal requirements and private market forces in providing opportunities for the unemployed is discussed.

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Book SynopsisThe fact that WEP workers are denied the legal status of employees and make far less money and enjoy fewer rights than do city workers has sparked fierce opposition. This book focuses on changes in the language and organization of the political coalitions on both sides of the debate.Trade Review"Brimming with novel analyses and methodological strategies, Free Labor presents both a compelling analysis of the rise of workfare as a neoliberal policy project and a finegrained examination of the travails and partial successes of anti-WEP coalitions." - Marc Steinberg, author of Fighting Words"

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Book SynopsisAn interdisciplinary analysis that draws from interviews, official documents, and media reports to pursue different directions in the study of the cultural and cognitive aspects of political activism. This work aims to instigate a dialogue among students of culture, labor and social movements, welfare policy, and urban political economy.Trade Review"Brimming with novel analyses and methodological strategies, Free Labor presents both a compelling analysis of the rise of workfare as a neoliberal policy project and a fine-grained examination of the travails and partial successes of anti-WEP coalitions." - Marc Steinberg, author of Fighting Words"

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Book SynopsisThis text looks at how postwar cultural values affected the rights-orientated policy in the 1970s and how this affects judicial interpretations of provisions under the Americans with Disabilities Act. It argues that this has created a lose/lose situation for the people the act was meant to protect.

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Book SynopsisNearly every job application asks it: have you ever been convicted of a crime? For the hundreds of thousands of young men leaving American prisons each year, their answer to that question may determine whether they can find work. This book offers a glimpse into the tremendous difficulties facing ex-offenders in the job market.Trade Review"Using scholarly research, field research in Milwaukee, and graphics, [Pager] shows that ex-offenders, white or black, stand a very poor chance of getting a legitimate job.... Both informative and convincing." - Library Journal "Marked is that rare book: a penetrating text that rings with moral concern couched in vivid prose - and one of the most useful sociological studies in years." - Michael Eric Dyson "How do you tell when a democracy is dead? When concentration camps spring up and everyone shivers in fear? Or is it when concentration camps spring up and no one shivers in fear because everyone knows they're not for 'people like us.'... Devah Pager uses a simple technique to show how mass incarceration has undone the small amount of racial progress achieved in the 1960s and '70s." - Nation"

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Book SynopsisIn this third edition of his highly acclaimed and influential study, Albert Rees updates his material to reflect the major changes in the labor scene occurring during the 1970s and 1980s. New to this edition is a chapter on the decline of private sector unions, and other chapters have been substantially revised. The treatment of the effect of unions on relative wages has been completely recast to reflect the results of recent research. Students of labor economics will find that Rees's well-balanced account provides an excellent, comprehensive view of all aspects of the activities of unions, from their early development and history, through analysis of their sources of power, to the effects of their policies. In the final chapters, Rees broadens his evaluation to survey noneconomic as well as economic aspects of union activity.

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Book SynopsisThis text explores the nature of human capital distributions to women and their effect on outcomes within the family. Sections cover: the experiences of high-income countries; health; education; household structure and labour markets; and measurement issues in low-income countries.

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Book SynopsisUltimately, Shershow joins other contemporary thinkers in envisioning a community of unworking, grounded neither in ideals of production and progress, nor in an ethic of liberal generosity, but simply in our fundamental being-in-common.

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Book SynopsisDemographic studies help make sense of key aspects of the economy, offering insight into trends in fertility, mortality, immigration, and labor force participation, as well as age, gender, and race-specific trends in health and disability. This book explores the connections between demography and economics.

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Book SynopsisThe baby boom generation's entry into old age has led to an unprecedented increase in the elderly population. The social and economic effects of this shift are significant. This title takes a eclectic view of the subject. It offers in-depth analysis of the effects of retirement plans, employer contributions, and housing prices on retirement.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"There are very few works available that combine energy history and women's history. There is no book on the specific role of women in the process of energy system transformation. In a New Light is innovative in its approach and is a great and long-overdue enrichment of the research landscape." Melanie Arndt, University of Freiburg"In a New Light really is a novelty in energy history: it helps push energy concerns into established social and gender history, and it's a book that we really need to have." Paul Warde, University of Cambridge and author of The Invention of Sustainability: Nature and Destiny, c. 1500–1870

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Book SynopsisExplores the debates and rhetoric surrounding home-based workers that have taken place in global movements and multilateral organizations since the early 1900s. This title describes the rules that have separated home and work and, in the process, created a diverse array of distinctly gendered identities.Table of Contents1. Feminism, Constructivism, and the Global Politics of Home-Based Work 2. Motherly Women--Breadwinning Men: Industrial Homework and the Construction of Western Welfare States 3. Supplemental Earners and National Essence: Home-Based Crafts Producers and Nation-Building in Post-Colonial States 4. Marginal Survivors or Nurturant Entrepreneurs: Home-Based Work in the Informal Sector 5. Fordist Gender Rules at Issue: The Debate over the ILO Convention on Homework 6. Fordist Class Categories at Issue: Are Homeworkers Employees or Self-Employed? 7. Studying Global Politics Appendix: ILO Convention Concerning Home Work Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTackles the relationship between the privatization of risk, and focuses on - health care and health insurance; employment insecurity and labor markets; pensions, assets, and social security; the pharmaceuticals industry; and natural disasters and homeland security.Table of ContentsIntroduction: High Anxiety, by Katherine S. Newman 1. Short(er) Shrift: The Decline in Worker-Firm Attachment in the United States, by Henry S. Farber 2. Not So Fast: Long-Term Employment in the United States, 1969-2004, by Ann Huff Stevens 3. Hurt the Worst: The Risk of Unemployment among Disadvantaged and Advantaged Male Workers, 1968-2003, by Benjamin J. Keys and Sheldon Danziger 4. Rising Angst?: change and Stability in Perceptions of Economic Insecurity, by Elisabeth Jacobs and Katherine S. Newman 5. Ballot Boxing: Partisan Politics and Labor Market Risks, by Philipp Rehm List of Contributors

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Book SynopsisDeanna Mulligan offers a practical look at the effects of automation and why the private sector needs to lead the charge in shaping a values-based response. With a focus on the power of education, she proposes that the solutions to workforce upheaval lie in reskilling and retraining for individuals and companies adapting to rapid change.Trade ReviewWhen we measure tech intensity, two elements are essential—the adoption of world-class technology and a workforce skilled to optimize that technology. Deanna Mulligan offers us the intensive story of a company’s digital transformation and a roadmap for preparing the workforce of the future. -- Satya Nadella, CEO, MicrosoftIn Hire Purpose, Deanna Mulligan shows how every business can be a powerful platform for change as technology transforms the workforce. She provides a detailed roadmap for reimagining how we educate and train the workforce of today and tomorrow, with a goal of reducing inequality and accelerating economic growth. -- Marc Benioff, chair and CEO, SalesforceDeanna Mulligan's Hire Purpose is a must-read for CEOs and other leaders who understand the challenge of preparing the workforce of tomorrow. Mulligan presents a clear and compelling theory of action for the education and training system needed for jobs of the future—and future growth. Providing equal opportunity for women and underserved groups in this process will be critical to ensuring a future where everyone can contribute their full potential. -- Lorraine Hariton, president and CEO, CatalystA strong and diverse team is fundamental to the success of organizations today that increasingly must adapt to rapid change with creativity and innovation. Drawing on her experience as both a CEO and a strategic adviser, Mulligan defines a powerful talent blueprint and shows that our ability to develop a workforce ready for jobs of the future requires that we start by being creative and innovative in how we recruit, train, and prepare our colleagues. -- Greg Case, CEO, AonDeanna Mulligan is one of the most dynamic and thoughtful CEOs I have ever met! Hire Purpose is an insightful guide to help the leaders of the future prepare the workforce of tomorrow. -- Marshall Goldsmith, author of Triggers, MOJO, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You ThereDeanna Mulligan’s compelling book is visionary and highly practical. Her voice is eloquent and draws upon her lifelong quest to lead from a place of meaning and high purpose. This is a roadmap for where business needs to go and how to do it. -- Ambassador J. Douglas Holladay, author of Rethinking SuccessDeanna Mulligan's Hire Purpose is a must-read for leaders across the private and public sectors. As we cope with a serious skills crisis and address the challenge of preparing tomorrow's workforce for the jobs of the future, she offers clear and compelling actions that those in business, government and education can take to reform the education and training system to ensure economic growth. -- Stanley S. Litow, Professor at Columbia and Duke University, Innovator in Residence at Duke University, and author of The Challenge for Business and Society: From Risk to RewardIn Hire Purpose, Deanna Mulligan delivers compelling insights about how to prepare workers for the jobs of the future. Her book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand why workforce education and training are so essential to our society’s continued strength and growth in the twenty-first century. -- Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., president and CEO, TIAAAn essential read about the transformations that will shape the next decade and beyond. * Midwest Book Review *Hire Purpose takes readers through a succinct and cogent journey, allowing them the luxury of addressing these important issues in a timely and thoughtful fashion. * TD Magazine *Mulligan has written a great guide about lifelong learning and education that can help individuals, businesses, educators, and public policy makers prepare for a transformation that is already upon us, and will affect our collective future. * Porchlight *Table of ContentsForeword, by José A. ScheinkmanIntroductionPart I. Insurance1. Transforming an Incumbent IndustryPart II. Education and Training2. The Future of Work Is Happening Now3. All Together Now: Aligning Education and Training for the Future4. Bring the Classroom Into the Workplace5. Bring the Workplace Into the Classroom6. Reimagine the Diploma7. Put People FirstPart III. The Role of Business and Industry8. Trust in Purpose9. ConclusionAcknowledgmentsAppendixNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisIn The Making of a Periphery, Ulbe Bosma draws on new archival sources from the colonial period to the present to demonstrate how high demographic growth and a long history of bonded labor relegated Southeast Asia to the margins of the global economy.Trade ReviewThe incorporation of island Southeast Asia into the global capitalist economy was not one homogenizing process, as scholars from Immanuel Wallerstein to Daron Acemoglu would have it. Instead, local demographic, social, and political conditions determined the emergence of a variety of labor relations, migration patterns, and patterns of social inequality. In this pathbreaking book, Ulbe Bosma shows in great empirical detail how these diverse forms emerged centuries ago and continue to influence the connection between island Southeast Asia and the capitalist world economy to this day. -- Sven Beckert, Harvard UniversityNot institutions but bonded labor and demography are the roots of the reversal of fortune of Island Southeast Asia (the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaya); these areas are not just the periphery of the West but a crucial ring in the global commodity chain. By revisiting the major theories and analyses of dependency, Ulbe Bosma provides new insights on the long history of Southeast Asia and well beyond it, he provides an original, decentralized perspective on the rise and transformations of global capitalism. -- Alessandro Stanziani, École des hautes études en sciences socialesUlbe Bosma makes a subtle and convincing argument for a more nuanced approach to the “reversal of fortune” thesis. Primary exports can bring development, and deindustrialization has been exaggerated. Malaysia, where the colonial authorities remained relatively independent of estates and mines, was less affected than Luzon or Java, where colonial powers taxed and spent too little. Populist policies of independent states need to be taken into account. -- William Clarence-Smith, SOAS University of LondonThis is a timely, important, and substantial book that makes a complex argument to explain long-term transformations in the economic performance of island Southeast Asia. -- Andreas Eckert, Humboldt University of BerlinThis is a well‐researched study of an important aspect of the economic history of these countries over the past two centuries. * Economic History Review *Scholars and practitioners in the field of history, international relations, agrarian and labor studies will find this book very useful. The research done for this book should inspire others to follow. * Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde *Table of ContentsList of Tables, Maps, and FiguresAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Smallpox Vaccination and Demographic Divergences in the Nineteenth Century2. The External Arena: Local Slavery and International Trade3. Saved from Smallpox but Starving in the Sugar Cane Fields: Java and the Northwestern Philippines4. The Labor-Scarce Commodity Frontiers, 1870s–19425. The Periphery Revisited: Commodity Exports, Food, and Industry, 1870s–19426. Postcolonial Continuities in Plantations and MigrationsConclusionAppendix: Methodological NotesNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisCity of Workers, City of Struggle brings together essays by leading historians of New York and a wealth of illustrations, offering rich descriptions of work, life, and political struggle. It recounts how workers have built formal and informal groups not only to advance their own interests but also to pursue a vision of what the city should be.Trade ReviewCity of Workers, City of Struggle reveals how early colonists, later immigrants, and rural migrants became central to New York City’s manufacturing, trading, and financial industries. Evocatively illustrated, each chapter offers tales of mobilization and resistance experienced by diverse and ever-changing populations of New Yorkers. Together these chapters provide powerful insights into the interdependence of labor and capital. -- Alice Kessler-Harris, coeditor of Democracy and the Welfare State: The Two Wests in the Age of AusterityWritten by some of the country's most talented historians, this lavishly illustrated and impressively argued book inverts the usual pattern of viewing New York City's history from the point of view of the rich and powerful. It makes clear that the struggles of workers—artisans and domestic laborers, sailors and garment workers, public employees and men and women in health care—were essential to making New York a bastion of progressivism. No account of history could be more relevant to our current moment. -- Eric Foner, Columbia UniversityAt last! A pathbreaking history of New York laborers that runs from colonial-era artisans and slaves to today’s alt-labor organizers. Broadly conceived, it covers not only craft and industrial and white collar workers, but home workers, maritime workers, public workers, sex workers, health care workers, domestic workers, and criminals in the underground economy. It attends not only to unionization, but to the evolving nature of work, housing, leisure, politics, and culture. Vividly written, and copiously illustrated, City of Workers, City of Struggle is a superb and timely introduction to Gotham’s working people, past and present. -- Mike Wallace, coauthor of Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898A richly illustrated work . . . in 16 well-written chapters, various scholars trace labor's role from the Colonial era through the rise of a new contemporary militant labor movement. * Choice *Table of ContentsDirector’s Foreword, by Whitney W. DonhauserIntroduction: Workers’ Movements, Workers’ Struggles in New York, by Sarah M. HenryWorkers in the City of Commerce: 1624–18981. Artisan Labor in Colonial New York and the New Republic, by Simon Middleton2. Slave Labor in New York, by Leslie M. Harris3. Sailors Ashore in New York’s Sailortown, by Johnathan Thayer4. Housework and Homework in 19th-Century New York City, by Elizabeth Blackmar5. Victims, B’hoys, Foreigners, Slave-Drivers, and Despots: Picturing Work, Workers, and Activism in 19th-Century New York, by Joshua BrownUnion City: 1898–1975 6. The Needle Trades and the Uprising of Women Workers: 1905–1919, by Annelise Orleck7. Sex Work and the Underground Economy, by LaShawn Harris8. Here Comes the CIO, by Joshua B. Freeman9. Puerto Rican Workers and the Struggle for Decent Lives in New York City: 1910s–1970s, by Aldo A. Lauria-Santiago10. Labor and the Fight for Racial Equality, by Martha Biondi11. Public Workers, by William A. HerbertCrisis and Transformation: 1975– 201812. The Fiscal Crisis and Union Decline, by Kim Phillips-Fein13. Health-care Workers and Union Power, by Brian Greenberg14. Chinatown, the Garment and Restaurant Industries, and Labor, by Kenneth J. Guest and Margaret M. Chin15. Domestic Workers, by Premilla Nadasen16. New Forms of Struggle: The “Alt-labor” Movement in New York City, by Ruth MilkmanConclusion: How Labor Shaped New York and New York Shaped Labor, by Joshua B. FreemanFor Further ReadingIndexImage Credits

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Book SynopsisCity of Workers, City of Struggle brings together essays by leading historians of New York and a wealth of illustrations, offering rich descriptions of work, life, and political struggle. It recounts how workers have built formal and informal groups not only to advance their own interests but also to pursue a vision of what the city should be.Trade ReviewCity of Workers, City of Struggle reveals how early colonists, later immigrants, and rural migrants became central to New York City’s manufacturing, trading, and financial industries. Evocatively illustrated, each chapter offers tales of mobilization and resistance experienced by diverse and ever-changing populations of New Yorkers. Together these chapters provide powerful insights into the interdependence of labor and capital. -- Alice Kessler-Harris, coeditor of Democracy and the Welfare State: The Two Wests in the Age of AusterityWritten by some of the country's most talented historians, this lavishly illustrated and impressively argued book inverts the usual pattern of viewing New York City's history from the point of view of the rich and powerful. It makes clear that the struggles of workers—artisans and domestic laborers, sailors and garment workers, public employees and men and women in health care—were essential to making New York a bastion of progressivism. No account of history could be more relevant to our current moment. -- Eric Foner, Columbia UniversityAt last! A pathbreaking history of New York laborers that runs from colonial-era artisans and slaves to today’s alt-labor organizers. Broadly conceived, it covers not only craft and industrial and white collar workers, but home workers, maritime workers, public workers, sex workers, health care workers, domestic workers, and criminals in the underground economy. It attends not only to unionization, but to the evolving nature of work, housing, leisure, politics, and culture. Vividly written, and copiously illustrated, City of Workers, City of Struggle is a superb and timely introduction to Gotham’s working people, past and present. -- Mike Wallace, coauthor of Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898A richly illustrated work . . . in 16 well-written chapters, various scholars trace labor's role from the Colonial era through the rise of a new contemporary militant labor movement. * Choice *Table of ContentsDirector’s Foreword, by Whitney W. DonhauserIntroduction: Workers’ Movements, Workers’ Struggles in New York, by Sarah M. HenryWorkers in the City of Commerce: 1624–18981. Artisan Labor in Colonial New York and the New Republic, by Simon Middleton2. Slave Labor in New York, by Leslie M. Harris3. Sailors Ashore in New York’s Sailortown, by Johnathan Thayer4. Housework and Homework in 19th-Century New York City, by Elizabeth Blackmar5. Victims, B’hoys, Foreigners, Slave-Drivers, and Despots: Picturing Work, Workers, and Activism in 19th-Century New York, by Joshua BrownUnion City: 1898–1975 6. The Needle Trades and the Uprising of Women Workers: 1905–1919, by Annelise Orleck7. Sex Work and the Underground Economy, by LaShawn Harris8. Here Comes the CIO, by Joshua B. Freeman9. Puerto Rican Workers and the Struggle for Decent Lives in New York City: 1910s–1970s, by Aldo A. Lauria-Santiago10. Labor and the Fight for Racial Equality, by Martha Biondi11. Public Workers, by William A. HerbertCrisis and Transformation: 1975– 201812. The Fiscal Crisis and Union Decline, by Kim Phillips-Fein13. Health-care Workers and Union Power, by Brian Greenberg14. Chinatown, the Garment and Restaurant Industries, and Labor, by Kenneth J. Guest and Margaret M. Chin15. Domestic Workers, by Premilla Nadasen16. New Forms of Struggle: The “Alt-labor” Movement in New York City, by Ruth MilkmanConclusion: How Labor Shaped New York and New York Shaped Labor, by Joshua B. FreemanFor Further ReadingIndexImage Credits

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book represents the pick of a growing crop. The authors are . . . inspired by the belief in the capacity of ordinary people to overrule the directors of the corporation and the state."--Michael Kazin, The Nation"These essays represent the highest state of the art. . . . They are mandatory reading for scholars and students alike."--Bruce Laurie, Industrial and Labor Relations ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction Michael H. Frisch and Daniel J. Walkowitz ix The Social System of Early New England Textile Mills: A Case Study, 1812-40 Jonathan Prude 1 Artisan Republican Festivals and the Rise of Class Conflict in New York City, 1788-1837 Sean Wilentz 37 The Origins of the Sweatshop: Women and Early Industrialization in New York City Christine Stansell 78 The Uses of Political Power: Toward a Theory of the Labor Movement in the Era of the Knights of Labor Leon Fink 104 The Triumph of Commerce: Class Culture and Mass Culture in Pittsburgh Francis G. Couvares 123 Trade-Union Evangelism: Religion and the AFL in the Labor Forward Movement, 1912-16 Elizabeth and Kenneth Fones-Wolf 153 "The Customers Ain't God": The Work Culture of Department-Store Saleswomen, 1890-1940 Susan Porter Benson 185 Dress Rehearsal for the New Deal: Shop-Floor Insurgents, Political Elites, and Industrial Democracy in the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Steve Fraser 212 Catholics, Communists, and Republicans: Irish Workers and the Organization of the Transport Workers Union Joshua B. Freeman 256 Conflict over Workers' Control: The Automobile Industry in World War II Nelson Lichtenstein 284 Notes on Contributors 312

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"By analyzing the process of work in both the electrical and the automobile industries, the supplies of male and female labor available to each, the varying degrees of labor-intensive work, the proportion of labor costs to total costs, and the extent of male resistance to female entry into the industry before, during, and after the war, Milkman offers a historically grounded and detailed examination of the evolution, function, and reproduction of job segregation by sex."--Journal of American History"Analytic sophistication is coupled with a powerfully rendered narrative: the reader strides briskly along, enjoying one provocative insight after another while simultaneously absorbed by the drama of the events."--Women's Review of BooksTable of ContentsPreface xiii 1 Introduction 1 2 Fordism and Feminization 12 3 The Great Depression and the Triumph of Unionization 27 4 Redefining "Women's Work" 49 5 Wartime Labor Struggles over the Position of Women in Industry 65 6 The Emergence of a Women's Movement in the Wartime CIO 84 7 Demobilization and the Reconstruction of "Woman's Place" in Industry 99 8 Resistance to Management's Postwar Policies 128 9 Epilogue and Conclusion 153 Notes 161 Index 207

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Book SynopsisFocuses on the AFL's struggle to serve the nation and the labour movement during the critical period when American neutrality gave way to war. Beginning with Gompers' last minute effort to persuade German workers to avoid war with the United States, this book follows the labour movement's internal debate over the meaning of American participation.

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Book SynopsisFighting to preserve labor's place in America after World War ITrade Review"A distinguished and invaluable collection."--Bruce Laurie, Industrial and Labor Relations Review

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Book SynopsisIn the 1950s, Milwaukee''s strong union movement and socialist mayor seemed to embody a dominant liberal consensus that sought to continue and expand the New Deal. Tula Connell explores how business interests and political conservatives arose to undo that consensus, and how the resulting clash both shaped a city and helped redefine postwar American politics. Connell focuses on Frank Zeidler, the city''s socialist mayor. Zeidler''s broad concept of the public interest at times defied even liberal expectations. At the same time, a resurgence of conservatism with roots presaging twentieth-century politics challenged his initiatives in public housing, integration, and other areas. As Connell shows, conservatives created an anti-progressive game plan that included a well-funded media and PR push; an anti-union assault essential to the larger project of delegitimizing any government action; opposition to civil rights; and support from a suburban silent majority. In the end, the campaignTrade Review"Conservative Counterrevolution will make a significant impact upon the historical profession and the public at large. This is a great book."--Andrew E. Kersten, author of Clarence Darrow: American Iconoclast "The story Connell tells is eerily relevant… Tula Connell has written an important work. This is an outstanding piece of historical research, and should serve as a model for those interested in municipal history in all its nuances."--The Independent Scholar "A history that has been hiding in plain sight… Connell's book is a vital study of the roots of modern American conservatism."--In These Times "Connell's account is readable and sound. Recommended." --Choice "Conservative Counterrevolution is an essential volume of Milwaukee history."--Shepherd Express "This book provides valuable background for labor educators and those in the labor studies field. . . . The themes and elements of this case study narrative contain clear and discussion-worthy connections to larger historical trends and forces in U.S. society that are immensely relevant today."--Labor Studies Journal "Connell's account is readable and sound. Recommended." --Choice"Conservative Counterrevolution is an essential volume of Milwaukee history."--Shepherd Express"This book provides valuable background for labor educators and those in the labor studies field. . . . The themes and elements of this case study narrative contain clear and discussion-worthy connections to larger historical trends and forces in U.S. society that are immensely relevant today."--Labor Studies Journal"This fine book deserves a wide readership."--American Historical Review"Tula Connell has written an excellent overview of the political and social history of 1950s Milwaukee. . . . The book is well-researched and well-written and would be effective in an undergraduate or graduate class. This author should be lauded for her attention on the 1940s and 1950s."--Michigan Historical Review "Tula Connell's gripping account of postwar Milwaukee shows how intertwined the fates of New Deal liberalism, modern conservatism, and trade unionism were. A must read for anyone interested in understanding the origins of the recent Wisconsin protests and Scott Walker's popularity." --Elizabeth Tandy-Shermer, author of Sunbelt Capitalism: Phoenix and the Transformation of American Politics

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Book SynopsisLabor studies scholars and working-class historians have long worked at the crossroads of academia and activism. The essays in this collection examine the challenges and opportunities for engaged scholarship in the United States and abroad. A diverse roster of contributors discuss how participation in current labor and social struggles guides their campus and community organizing, public history initiatives, teaching, mentoring, and other activities. They also explore the role of research and scholarship in social change, while acknowledging that intellectual labor complements but never replaces collective action and movement building. Contributors: Kristen Anderson, Daniel E. Atkinson, James R. Barrett, Susan Roth Breitzer, Susan Chandler, Sam Davies, Dennis Deslippe, Eric Fure-Slocum, Colin Gordon, Michael Innis-Jiménez, Stephanie Luce, Joseph A. McCartin, John W. McKerley, Matthew M. Mettler, Stephen Meyer, David Montgomery, Kim E. Nielsen, Peter Rachleff, Ralph ScharnauTrade Review"At once an introduction to the long tradition of engaged scholarship among labor historians and a guide to the richly varied ways many have found to make a difference today, Civic Labors is a perfectly timed treasure trove of inspiration."--Nancy MacLean, author of Freedom Is Not Enough: The Opening of the American Workplace"These essays provide illuminating insights into what it means to be an engaged academic and citizen of labor. Graced by Shelton Stromquist's sharp essay and David Montgomery's endearing comments, in this one volume we find a true community of scholars who seek to understand and change the world."--Michael Honey, author of Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign"This book makes an important contribution to the field of working-class studies by offering a 'sober-yet hopeful' outlook on the challenges and opportunities of scholar activism." --Capital & Class"Addresses the many ways scholars can be and are activists outside the ivory tower, as well as the risks that they may face when they engage in this activism. . . . Readers will be reminded why they became labor historians."--Journal of American History"This is a must-read for labour activists, scholarly or not."--Labour/Le Travail"This publication is a well-deserved tribute to Stromquist, who is held in the highest regard by labor historians for his keen intellect, generous spirit, and commitment to social justice." --Labor: Studies in Working-Class History

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"I greatly enjoyed reading this well-crafted, sophisticated, and deeply moving oral history and enthusiastically endorse its engagement in courses in U.S. history, migration studies, and labor analysis." --Pacific Historical Review"Accessible and sophisticated. Paligutan’s exploration of the recruitment and experiences of Filipino navy men is an excellent illustration of how economic underdevelopment of the Philippines in the interests of US economic and political gain created the first of many pools of cheap Filipino migrant workers. Paligutan has done a fantastic job at weaving in an intersectional analysis of gender, particularly masculinity, throughout the book."--Valerie Francisco-Menchavez, author of The Labor of Care: Filipina Migrants and Transnational Families in the Digital Age

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