{"product_id":"working-hard-for-the-american-dream-9781118541494","title":"Working Hard for the American Dream","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorking Hard for the American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e examines the various economic, social, and political developments that shaped labor history in the United States from World War I until the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents an overview of labor history that also considers women workers, ethnic America, and post-World War II workers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates the most recent scholarship in labor history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes the story of labor up to the present day in a readable and accessible manner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e “Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels of students; faculty and researchers; professionals; general readers.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 October  2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Back to the Future 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 \"Everyone Was Ready For Unionism\": The Precursors, Promises, and Pitfalls of Industrial Unions in the 1930s 10\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Prelude: Industrial Democracy Betrayed, from Wilson to Hoover 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Prelude: The Unintended Consequences of 1920s Corporate Policies 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking-Class Prelude: Activism 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Deal for Workers: A Failed and Flawed Start 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFighting for Unionism in the 1930s Without Meaningful Federal Protection 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wagner Act and Industrial Unionism 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Resistance and Workers’ Unity 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtending the New Deal for Workers 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing Workers' New Deal and Industrial Unionism 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Big Wars, Big Labor, Big Costs 70\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWartime Mobilization, 1939–1941 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernment Intervention: War Industries and Labor Policies, 1941–1945 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWartime Demographic Developments 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrisis in Industrial Relations, 1945–1946 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostwar Politics and Taft-Hartley, 1946–1948 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical (Mis)calculations: Operation Dixie, CIO Purges, and International Alliances, 1946–1950s 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBig Labor, Big Costs, 1955–1960s 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Civil Rights Versus Labor Rights, 1960s–1970s 128\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpanding Public and Service Sectors 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Sector Workers and Union Rights 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Laws and Workplace Challenges 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen and Workplace Rights 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Push and Pull of Changing Times: New Unionists, Rank-and-File Movements, AFL-CIO Leaders, and Nixon 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnionists Divided and Under Siege 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Working More for Less and Other Troubles for Workers in the Late Twentieth Century 174\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfit Making in a Global World 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Human Price of Modern Capitalism 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Political Shaping of the Economy 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe AFL-CIO Leadership's Resistance to Change 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInnovation and Possibilities 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChange from the Bottom-Up 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: The Illusive American Dream: A Personal Journey 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical Essay 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 278\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406886805847,"sku":"9781118541494","price":25.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118541494.jpg?v=1730497450","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/working-hard-for-the-american-dream-9781118541494","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}