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Book Synopsis
Roof's shrewd exploration of unions, Congress, and the political process challenges conventional explanations for organized labor's political failings.

Trade Review
"Roof succeeds at taking complicated issues and making them understandable. This meticulously researched book may well be the final word on what has prevented the labor movement from making greater strides in winning prolabor and progressive policies at the national level." (Peter L. Francia, author of The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics)"

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
1. The Rise of Organized Labor and the Conservative Coalition
2. Labor, the Conservative Coalition, and the Welfare State
3. Possibilities and Limits in the Great Society
4. Changing the Rules of the Game
5. Postreform Stalemate on Labor's Agenda
6. The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 09/09/2011
      ISBN13: 9781421400860, 978-1421400860
      ISBN10: 1421400863
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Roof's shrewd exploration of unions, Congress, and the political process challenges conventional explanations for organized labor's political failings.

      Trade Review
      "Roof succeeds at taking complicated issues and making them understandable. This meticulously researched book may well be the final word on what has prevented the labor movement from making greater strides in winning prolabor and progressive policies at the national level." (Peter L. Francia, author of The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics)"

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Introduction
      1. The Rise of Organized Labor and the Conservative Coalition
      2. Labor, the Conservative Coalition, and the Welfare State
      3. Possibilities and Limits in the Great Society
      4. Changing the Rules of the Game
      5. Postreform Stalemate on Labor's Agenda
      6. The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same
      Conclusion
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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