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1 The Practical Utopians

The Practical Utopians
American Workers and the Cooperative Movement in the Gilded Age

By Steve Leikin
Published 2005
$44.95s (Cloth) - 9780814331286

An exploration of the ideological conflicts and practical experiences of late-nineteenth-century American workers who pursued "cooperation" as an alternative to "competitive" capitalism.
2 A Wobbly Life

A Wobbly Life
IWW Organizer E. F. Doree

By Ellen Doree Rosen
Introduction by Melvyn Dubofsky
Published 2004
$36.95s (Paper) - 9780814332030

Through personal letters and narrative, A Wobbly Life details the life, imprisonment, and eventual freedom of one of the last and most important Industrial Workers of the World voices.
3  Critical Evaluations of Economic Development Policies

Critical Evaluations of Economic Development Policies
Edited by Laura A. Reese and David Fasenfest
Published 2004
$47.95s (Cloth) - 9780814329009

This ground-breaking text offers alternative models for critical evaluation of the values behind and the success of local-level economic development policies.
4  Community-Based Organizations

Community-Based Organizations
The Intersection of Social Capital and Local Context in Contemporary Urban Society

Edited by Robert Mark Silverman
Published 2004
$36.95s (Paper) - 9780814331576

A critical examination of the social capital debate, which establishes a foundation for progressive reform in community development practice and local government.
5  My World Is Gone

My World Is Gone
Memories of Life in a Southern Cotton Mill Town

By George G. Suggs, Jr.
Published 2002
$41.95s (Cloth) - 9780814330357

In this firsthand account of his native Bladenboro, North Carolina, George G. Suggs, Jr., captures in rich detail the world of a thriving cotton mill town where the company was dominant but workers had forged a strong community.
6  Which Direction for Organized Labor?

Which Direction for Organized Labor?
Essays on Organizing, Outreach, and Internal Transformations

Edited by Bruce Nissen
Published 1998
$31.95s (Paper) - 9780814327791

It analyzes the overall state of organized labor and examines the direction it should take in rebuilding its strength and influence
7  Confronting Change

Confronting Change
Auto Labor and Lean Production in North America

Edited by Huberto Juarez Nunez and Steve Babson
Published 1998
$24.95s (Paper) - 9780814328194

Autoworkers find themselves in a rapidly changing world as transnational corporations seek new forms of work organization and new boundaries for a North American auto industry
8  Broken Patterns

Broken Patterns
Professional Women and the Quest for a New Feminine Identity

By Anita M. Harris
Published 1995
$24.95s (Paper) - 9780814325513

In Broken Patterns, Anita Harris reveals how a powerful mother-daughter dynamic has shaped the experience of professional women in America.
9  Labor History Archives in the United States

Labor History Archives in the United States
Edited by Philip P. Mason and Daniel J. Leab
Published 1992
$21.95s (Paper) - 9780814323892

This book makes available in one source descriptions of most of the major archival collections in the field of labor history at U.S. libraries
10  Conquering Goliath

Conquering Goliath
Cesar Chavez at the Beginning

By Fred Ross
Published 1992
$17.95s (Paper) - 9780962529801

Fred Ross, a living legend among those who work to empower the underdog and effect social change by means of grass-roots activism, tells the story of Cesar Chavez's first organizing effort.

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