False promises [electronic resource] : the shaping of American working class consciousness / Stanley Aronowitz ; with a new introduction and epilogue the by [i.e. by the] author.
This classic study of the American working class, originally published in 1973, is now back in print with a new introduction and epilogue by the author. An innovative blend of first-person experience and original scholarship, Aronowitz traces the historical development of the American working class...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
1992.
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| Series: | e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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| Summary: | This classic study of the American working class, originally published in 1973, is now back in print with a new introduction and epilogue by the author. An innovative blend of first-person experience and original scholarship, Aronowitz traces the historical development of the American working class from post-Civil War times and shows why radical movements have failed to overcome the forces that tend to divde groups of workers from one another. The rise of labor unions is analyzed, as well as their decline as a force for social change. Aronowitz's new introduction situates the book in the. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xliv, 470 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-447) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822381730 0822381737 1283062372 9781283062374 9786613062376 6613062375 |
| DOI: | 10.1215/9780822381730 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |