Making a new deal : industrial workers in Chicago, 1919-1939 / Lizabeth Cohen
1990, 1st edition. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press. Near fine gilt-blocked cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's signature. Item #396752
ISBN: 0521381347
Physical description; xviii, 526 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Bancroft Prize, 1991. Winner of the Philip Taft Prize for Labor History. Contents; Living and working in Chicago in 1919 -- Ethnicity in the new Era -- Encountering mass culture -- Contested loyalty at the workplace -- Adrift in the Great Depression -- Workers make a new deal -- Becoming a union rank and file -- Workers' common ground. Subjects; 1900-1999. Working class Illinois Chicago History 20th century. Working class. Labor unions United States. Labor unions Chicago. Working class United States Social history Inter-war period, 1919-1941 Chicago. Working class Chicago Political activity. Labor unions United States History. Labor and laboring classes Illinois Chicago History 20th century. Working classes Social conditions History. Illinois Chicago Manufacturing industries Personnel Economic conditions, history.
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