Rank and file : personal histories by working-class organizers /
"The strength of this book . . . encompasses a broad view of history from the bottom up and deals not only with biographical background of the nonelite in labor but with insights into black, immigrant, and grassroots working-class history as well."--ChoiceOriginally published in 1981.The P...
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Princeton University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Princeton, N.J. : |
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[1981] ©1981 |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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"The strength of this book . . . encompasses a broad view of history from the bottom up and deals not only with biographical background of the nonelite in labor but with insights into black, immigrant, and grassroots working-class history as well."--ChoiceOriginally published in 1981.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(296pages) : illustrations |
ISBN: | 9781400854578 |
Index Number: | HD6490 |
CLC: | K837.127 |
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Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- People Who Cannot Be Bought / How I Became Part of the Labor Movement / Back of the Yards / Your Dog Don't Bark No More / You Have to Fight for Freedom / Liberi Cuori [Liberated Hearts] / I Appeal the Ruling of the Chair / How the International Took Over / The Informal Work Group / Working for Survival / It Got My Back Up / An Absolute Majority / Going for Broke / A Common Bond / Miners For Democracy / List of Abbreviations. |