Shifting Fortunes: The Rise and Decline of American Labor, from the 1820s to the Present

(Part of the American Ways Series Series)

by Daniel Nelson

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How and why have American labor unions grown in the century and a half since the industrial revolution? In this concise and illuminating history of the labor movement, Daniel Nelson traces the ebb and flow of union activity since the early nineteenth century. Rejecting an emphasis on individual leadership or the uniqueness of American "conditions," he instead looks to three factors to explain labor's record: the role of the autonomous worker, the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1566631807

ISBN13:9781566631808

Release Date:September 1998

Publisher:Ivan R. Dee Publisher

Length:192 Pages

Weight:0.58 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"

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20th Century Americas Business Business & Finance Business & Investing Economics History Labor & Industrial Relations Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Popular Economics Social Sciences Textbooks

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