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Bait And Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dreamby Barbara EhrenreichISBN 0805081240 (0-8050-8124-0)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bait And Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream'Book summary:Questions for Barbara Ehrenreich
Through over three decades of journalism and activism and over a dozen books, Barbara Ehrenreich has been one of the most consistent and imaginative chroniclers of class in America, but it was her bestselling 2001 book, Nickel and Dimed, a undercover expose of the day-to-day struggles of the working poor, that has been the most influential work of her career. Now, with Bait and Switch, she has gone undercover again, this time as a middle-aged professional trying to get a white-collar job in corporate America. We asked her a few questions about what she found: Amazon.com: Your previous book, Nickel and Dimed, became a blockbuster bestseller with a classic "there but for the grace of God go I" liberal message just when the general political mood of the country seemed to be going in a very different direction. Why do you think it struck such a chord? What sorts of reactions have you gotten to it over the past four years?
Barbara Ehrenreich: A lot of Nickel and Dimed readers are people who regularly inhabit the low-wage work world, and many of them write to tell me that the book affirmed their experience and made them feel less alone and ignored. Other readers though, are affluent people who write to say I opened their eyes to a world they'd been unaware of. For those people, I think one appealing feature of Nickel and Dimed is that it's a personal narrative that gives them a look at lives lived at the margins of their own. The most gratifying response has been from people who tell me the book inspired them to become activists for things like a living wage or affordable housing.
Amazon.com: At what point did you realize that your new book, Bait and Switch, in which you went undercover again, this time to tell a story of working in corporate America, was instead becoming one of not working in corporate America? Is that the story you expected to tell?
Ehrenreich: My initial aim was not "to tell a story of working in corporate America" but to try to understand the human underside of corporate America--the job insecurity, the constant layoffs and downsizings that now occur even in the best of times. I expected to get a job and hence an inside view, but I always knew that that would be very difficult. After about 4-5 months of job searching, I began to get seriously discouraged, but I also came to understand that a fruitless search is in fact a very common experience. After all, today 44 percent of the long-term unemployed are white collar folks--an unusually high percentage. It's their world I entered, and their story that I tell in Bait and Switch.
Amazon.com: For someone with a white-collar career, you didn't have much experience in corporate culture before you attempted to join it for this book. What surprised you the most about what you found?
Ehrenreich: What surprised me most, right from day one of my job search, was the surreal nature of the job searching business. For example, everyone, from corporations to career coaches, relies heavily on "personality tests" which have no scientific credibility or predictive value. One test revealed that I have a melancholy and envious nature and, for some reason, was unsuited to be a writer! And what does "personality" have to do with getting the job done, anyway? There's far less emphasis on skills and experience than on whether you have the prescribed upbeat and likeable persona. I kept wondering: Is this any way to run a business? I was also surprised--and disgusted--by the constant victim-blaming you encounter among coaches, at networking events for the unemployed, and in the business advice books. You're constantly told that whatever happens to you is the result of your attitude or even your "thought forms"--not a word about the corporate policies that lead to so much turmoil and misery.
Amazon.com: You seemed to make much closer ties with your fellow workers in Nickel and Dimed than you did on the white-collar job hunt. What was different this time?
Ehrenreich: You're right--there is a difference. But it's not so much a matter of personalities as it is about two different worlds. There's a lot of camaraderie in the blue-collar world I entered in Nickel and Dimed. People help each other and look out for each other; they laugh together--often at the managers. The white-collar world doesn't encourage camaraderie, far from it. There it's all about competition and fear--of losing one's job, for one thing. Other people are seen as sources of contacts or tips, at best; as competitors or rivals, at worst. And among the unemployed add shame and a sense of personal failure, the constant message that it's all your own fault. All this discourages any solidarity with others or real openness.
Amazon.com: God forbid anyone would come to your book as a guide for finding a white-collar job, but what advice would you give to someone in the shoes you put yourself in: a middle-aged professional woman, in fear of falling irrevocably out of touch with the world of the regularly employed?
Ehrenreich: You don't think I'd make a good career coach? OK, but I have three pieces of advice for the middle-aged, middle-class job seeker anyway:
One, be very careful how you spend your money and time. Since the mid-90s, a whole industry has sprung up to help--or, depending on your point of view, prey upon--white-collar job seekers. The "professionals" in this business are usually entirely unlicensed and unregulated. Also, watch out for events billed as "networking" opportunities that really have another agenda--like recruiting you into expensive coaching or proselytizing you into a particular religion.
Two, don't count on the internet job sites to find you a job or even an interview. On any of these sites, your resume will be competing with hundreds of thousands of others, and most large companies today don't even bother reading online resumes; they have computer programs scan them for keywords (and you won't know what those keywords are.)
Three, and most important: stop believing that it's your own fault. That's the first step to recognizing the common problems facing white-collar workers and responding to them. I'd be thrilled if this book, like Nickel and Dimed, also inspires readers to get involved and become active in efforts to make life a little easier for the growing numbers of people who are unemployed, underemployed, or anxiously employed. What could they do? Lobby for universal health insurance that's not tied to a job, for example. Fight for extended unemployment benefits. Raise their voices to complain about corporate tax breaks and subsidies that are justified in terms of "job creation" but often go to companies that are busy laying people off. One major reason job loss is so catastrophic is that we just don't have much of a safety net in this country. That has to change, and who's going to make it change, if not people like those I met in Bait and Switch? I've got a new website, barbaraehrenreich.com, and I'd like to hear from readers--both their stories and their ideas for how to take action.
Classic Ehrenreich
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Fear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle Class
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Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparationby Pam England, Rob HorowitzISBN 0965987302 (0-9659873-0-2)
Softcover, Partera Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation'Book summary:Here is a holistic approach to childbirth that examines this profound rite-of-passage not as a medical event but as an act of self-discovery. Exercises and activities such as journal writing, meditation, and painting will help mothers analyze their thoughts and face their fears during pregnancy. For use during birth, the book offers proven techniques for coping with labor pain without drugs, a discussion of the doctor or midwifes role, and a look at the fathers responsibilities. Childbirth education should also include what to expect after the baby is born. Here are baby basics, such as how to bathe a newborn, how to get the little one to sleep, and tips for getting nursing off to a good start. Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum is a process of continuous learning and adjustment; Birthing From Within provides the necessary support and education to make each phase of birthing a rewarding experience.[via]More editions of Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation:
Death in the Haymarket: A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement And the Bombing That Divided Gilded Age Americaby James GreenISBN 1400033225 (1-4000-3322-5)
Softcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc
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Dynamite: The Story of Class Violence in Americaby Louis AdamicISBN 0946061033 (0-946061-03-3)
Softcover, Rebel Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dynamite: The Story of Class Violence in America'Book summary:The classic - and criminally, now almost forgotten - history of class struggle during America's industrial beginnings. A story of brutal exploitation, massacres, and judicial murder - and how the largely European immigrant workforce fought back. The Molly Maguires, propaganda by the deed, Haymarket, Homestead, the Wobblies, Mooney-Billings, Sacco & Vanzetti, and much, much more. "DYNAMITE! Of all the good stuff, that is the stuff! Stuff several pounds of this sublime stuff into an inch pipe...plug up both ends, insert a cap with a fuse attatched, place this in the immediate vicinity of a lot of rich loafers who live by the sweat of other people's brows, and light the fuse. A most cheerful and gratifying result will follow. In giving dynamite to the downtrodden millions of the globe science has done its best work..." (from 'Alarm', 21 February 1885] [via]
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The Fall of the House of Labor: The Workplace, the State, and American Labor Activism, 1865-1925by David MontgomeryISBN 0521379822 (0-521-37982-2)
Softcover, Cambridge University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fall of the House of Labor : The Workplace, the State, and American Labor Activism, 1865-1925'Book summary:By studying the ways in which American industrial workers mobilized concerted action in their own interest, the author focuses on the workplace itself, examining the codes of conduct developed by different types of workers and the connections between their activity at work and their national origins and neighborhood life. David Montgomery, Farnam Professor of History at Yale University since 1979, is the author of Worker's Control in America (CUP, 1979) and is co-editor of the journal International Labor and Working Class History. [via]
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- The Fall of the House of Labor: The Workplace, the State, and American Labor Activism, 1865-1925: ISBN 0521225795 (0-521-22579-5)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr - The Fall of the House of Labor : The Workplace, the State, and American Labor Activism, 1865-1925: ISBN 0521379822 (0-521-37982-2)
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- The Fall of the House of Labor: The Workplace, the State, and American Labor Activism, 1865-1925: ISBN 0521225795 (0-521-22579-5)
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Fast Food Nationby Eric SchlosserISBN 0618130977 (0-618-13097-7)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fast Food Nation'Book summary:On any given day, one out of four Americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food restaurant, without giving either its speed or its thriftiness a second thought. Fast food is so ubiquitous that it now seems as American, and harmless, as apple pie. But the industry's drive for consolidation, homogenization, and speed has radically transformed America's diet, landscape, economy, and workforce, often in insidiously destructive ways. Eric Schlosser, an award-winning journalist, opens his ambitious and ultimately devastating exposé with an introduction to the iconoclasts and high school dropouts, such as Harlan Sanders and the McDonald brothers, who first applied the principles of a factory assembly line to a commercial kitchen. Quickly, however, he moves behind the counter with the overworked and underpaid teenage workers, onto the factory farms where the potatoes and beef are grown, and into the slaughterhouses run by giant meatpacking corporations. Schlosser wants you to know why those French fries taste so good (with a visit to the world's largest flavor company) and "what really lurks between those sesame-seed buns." Eater beware: forget your concerns about cholesterol, there is--literally--feces in your meat.
Schlosser's investigation reaches its frightening peak in the meatpacking plants as he reveals the almost complete lack of federal oversight of a seemingly lawless industry. His searing portrayal of the industry is disturbingly similar to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, written in 1906: nightmare working conditions, union busting, and unsanitary practices that introduce E. coli and other pathogens into restaurants, public schools, and homes. Almost as disturbing is his description of how the industry "both feeds and feeds off the young," insinuating itself into all aspects of children's lives, even the pages of their school books, while leaving them prone to obesity and disease. Fortunately, Schlosser offers some eminently practical remedies. "Eating in the United States should no longer be a form of high-risk behavior," he writes. Where to begin? Ask yourself, is the true cost of having it "your way" really worth it? --Lesley Reed [via]
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Mealby Eric SchlosserISBN 0060838582 (0-06-083858-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal'Book summary:On any given day, one out of four Americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food restaurant, without giving either its speed or its thriftiness a second thought. Fast food is so ubiquitous that it now seems as American, and harmless, as apple pie. But the industry's drive for consolidation, homogenization, and speed has radically transformed America's diet, landscape, economy, and workforce, often in insidiously destructive ways. Eric Schlosser, an award-winning journalist, opens his ambitious and ultimately devastating exposé with an introduction to the iconoclasts and high school dropouts, such as Harlan Sanders and the McDonald brothers, who first applied the principles of a factory assembly line to a commercial kitchen. Quickly, however, he moves behind the counter with the overworked and underpaid teenage workers, onto the factory farms where the potatoes and beef are grown, and into the slaughterhouses run by giant meatpacking corporations. Schlosser wants you to know why those French fries taste so good (with a visit to the world's largest flavor company) and "what really lurks between those sesame-seed buns." Eater beware: forget your concerns about cholesterol, there is--literally--feces in your meat.
Schlosser's investigation reaches its frightening peak in the meatpacking plants as he reveals the almost complete lack of federal oversight of a seemingly lawless industry. His searing portrayal of the industry is disturbingly similar to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, written in 1906: nightmare working conditions, union busting, and unsanitary practices that introduce E. coli and other pathogens into restaurants, public schools, and homes. Almost as disturbing is his description of how the industry "both feeds and feeds off the young," insinuating itself into all aspects of children's lives, even the pages of their school books, while leaving them prone to obesity and disease. Fortunately, Schlosser offers some eminently practical remedies. "Eating in the United States should no longer be a form of high-risk behavior," he writes. Where to begin? Ask yourself, is the true cost of having it "your way" really worth it? --Lesley Reed [via]
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- Fast Food Nation Tie-in: The Dark Side of the All-american Meal: ISBN 006116139X (0-06-116139-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins - Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal: ISBN 0395977894 (0-395-97789-4)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin - Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal: ISBN 0060938455 (0-06-093845-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins - Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal: ISBN 0060838582 (0-06-083858-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
- Fast Food Nation Tie-in: The Dark Side of the All-american Meal: ISBN 006116139X (0-06-116139-X)
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The Jungleby Upton Beall SinclairISBN 1417934417 (1-4179-3441-7)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Jungle'Book summary:The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.Upton Sinclairs muckraking masterpiece The Jungle centers on Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant working in Chicagos infamous Packingtown. Instead of finding the American Dream, Rudkus and his family inhabit a brutal, soul-crushing urban jungle dominated by greedy bosses, pitiless con-men, and corrupt politicians.
While Sinclairs main target was the industrys appalling labor conditions, the reading public was most outraged by the disgusting filth and contamination in American food that his novel exposed. As a result, President Theodore Roosevelt demanded an official investigation, which quickly led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug laws. For a work of fiction to have such an impact outside its literary context is extremely rare. (At the time of The Jungles publication in 1906, the only novel to have led to social change on a similar scale in America was Uncle Toms Cabin.)
Today, The Jungle remains a relevant portrait of capitalism at its worst and an impassioned account of the human spirit facing nearly insurmountable challenges.
Maura Spiegel teaches literature and film at Columbia University and Barnard College. She is the coauthor of The Grim Reader and The Breast Book: An Intimate and Curious History. She coedits Literature and Medicine, a journal.
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- The Jungle: ISBN 1593080085 (1-59308-008-5)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - The Jungle: ISBN 1593081189 (1-59308-118-9)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - The Jungle: ISBN 1884365302 (1-884365-30-2)
Softcover, See Sharp Pr - The Jungle: ISBN 1417715405 (1-4177-1540-5)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - The Jungle: ISBN 1593081642 (1-59308-164-2)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - The Jungle: ISBN 1566195667 (1-56619-566-7)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble Imports - The Jungle: ISBN 140436806X (1-4043-6806-X)
Hardcover, Indypublish.Com - The Jungle: ISBN 1566195527 (1-56619-552-7)
Hardcover, Barnes & Noble Imports - The Jungle: ISBN 0140390316 (0-14-039031-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - The Jungle: ISBN 014303958X (0-14-303958-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - The Jungle: ISBN 0252014804 (0-252-01480-4)
Softcover, Univ of Illinois Pr - The Jungle: ISBN 039397779X (0-393-97779-X)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - The Jungle: ISBN 0451528042 (0-451-52804-2)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - The Jungle: ISBN 0486419231 (0-486-41923-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - The Jungle: ISBN 0534521797 (0-534-52179-7)
Softcover, Wadsworth Pub Co - The Jungle: ISBN 0553212451 (0-553-21245-1)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept - The Jungle: ISBN 0743487621 (0-7434-8762-1)
Softcover, Pocket Classics - The Jungle: ISBN 0812976231 (0-8129-7623-1)
Softcover, Modern Library - The Jungle: ISBN 0613460820 (0-613-46082-0)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - The Jungle: ISBN 0735101205 (0-7351-0120-5)
Hardcover, Replica Books - The Jungle: ISBN 0899664156 (0-89966-415-6)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books - The Jungle: ISBN 0451524209 (0-451-52420-9)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - The Jungle: ISBN 0804900868 (0-8049-0086-8)
Softcover, Airmont Pub Co - The Jungle: ISBN 0877207305 (0-87720-730-5)
Softcover, Amsco School Pubns Inc - The Jungle: ISBN 0837604001 (0-8376-0400-1)
Hardcover, Bentley Pub - The Jungle: ISBN 1417934417 (1-4179-3441-7)
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- The Jungle: ISBN 1593080085 (1-59308-008-5)
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The Jungleby Upton SinclairISBN 1404311572 (1-4043-1157-2)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Jungle'Book summary:Practically alone among the American writers of his generation, wrote Edmund Wilson, [Sinclair] put to the American public the fundamental questions raised by capitalism in such a way that they could not escape them. When it was first published in 1906, The Jungle exposed the inhumane conditions of Chicagos stockyards and the laborers struggle against industry and wage slavery. It was an immediate bestseller and led to new regulations that forever changed workers rights and the meatpacking industry. A direct descendant of Dickenss Hard Times, it remains the most influential workingmans novel in American literature. [via]
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The Jungleby Christopher Phelps, Upton Beall SinclairISBN 0312400373 (0-312-40037-3)
Softcover, Bedford/st Martins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Jungle'Book summary:Upton Sinclairs novel The Jungle, which inspired passage in 1906 of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act, stands as a classic of twentieth-century American literature and social protest. In this accessible and thorough edition by Christopher Phelps, a critical introduction addresses the wide range of issues raised by the text, including early twentieth-century working conditions, immigrant community, race and gender, political reform, and the continuing relevance of Sinclairs investigation. This edition uses the most widely recognized text of The Jungle the Doubleday, Page edition published in 1906 and provides an illuminating supporting document: President Theodore Roosevelts delivery to Congress of the official report that confirmed The Jungles shocking allegations about the Chicago meatpacking industry. Questions for consideration, a chronology, and a selected bibliography help contextualize Sinclairs novel and provide students with resources for further study.[via]More editions of The Jungle:
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The Jungleby Emily Russell, Peter KuperISBN 1561634115 (1-56163-411-5)
Softcover, Nbm Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Jungle'Book summary:Peter Kupers Classics Illustrated adaptation of Upton Sinclair`s whistle-blowing novel on the conditions at the Chicago slaughter houses in the early 20th century is brought back to press in a beautiful larger size hardcover. One of his best and most poignant works. [via]
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The Jungleby James R. Barrett, Upton Beall SinclairISBN 0252014944 (0-252-01494-4)
Hardcover, Univ of Illinois Pr
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The Jungleby Janice Greene, Upton Beall Sinclair, Shelley MatheisISBN 0835910482 (0-8359-1048-2)
Softcover, Globe Fearon Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Jungle'Book summary:With its high-interest adaptations of classic literature and plays, this series inspires reading success and further exploration for all students. These classics are skillfully adapted into concise, softcover books of 80-136 pages. Each retains the integrity and tone of the original book.
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The Jungleby Peter Kuper, Emily RussellISBN 1561634042 (1-56163-404-2)
Hardcover, Nbm Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Jungle'Book summary:Peter Kuper's Classics Illustrated adaptation of Upton Sinclair's whistle-blowing novel on the conditions at the Chicago slaughter houses in the early 20th century is brought back to press in a beautiful larger size hardcover. One of his best and most poignant works. [via]
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Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Centuryby Harry BravermanISBN 0853453705 (0-85345-370-5)
Softcover, New York Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century'Book summary:This widely acclaimed book, first published in 1974, was a classic from its first day in print. Written in a direct, inviting way by Harry Braverman, whose years as an industrial worker gave him rich personal insight into work, Labor and Monopoly Capital overturned the reigning ideologies of academic sociology.
This new edition features an introduction by John Bellamy Foster that sets the work in historical and theoretical context, as well as two rare articles by Braverman, "The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century" (1975) and "Two Comments" (1976), that add much to our understanding of the book.
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Softcover, New York Univ Pr - Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century: ISBN 0853453403 (0-85345-340-3)
Hardcover, Monthly Review Press - Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century: ISBN 0853453705 (0-85345-370-5)
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- Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century: ISBN 0853459401 (0-85345-940-1)
Labor's Untold Storyby Richard Boyer, Herbert MoraisISBN 0916180018 (0-916180-01-8)
Softcover, United Electrical Radio &
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The Making of the English Working Classby E.P. ThompsonISBN 0394703227 (0-394-70322-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Making of the English Working Class'Book summary:This is a book that revolutionised our understanding of English social history. E. P. Thompson shows how the English working class emerged through the degradations of the industrial revolution to create a culture and political consciousness of enormous vitality. [via]
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in Americaby Barbara EhrenreichISBN 1587243687 (1-58724-368-7)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America'Book summary:Essayist and cultural critic Barbara Ehrenreich has always specialized in turning received wisdom on its head with intelligence, clarity, and verve. With some 12 million women being pushed into the labor market by welfare reform, she decided to do some good old-fashioned journalism and find out just how they were going to survive on the wages of the unskilled--at $6 to $7 an hour, only half of what is considered a living wage. So she did what millions of Americans do, she looked for a job and a place to live, worked that job, and tried to make ends meet.
As a waitress in Florida, where her name is suddenly transposed to "girl," trailer trash becomes a demographic category to aspire to with rent at $675 per month. In Maine, where she ends up working as both a cleaning woman and a nursing home assistant, she must first fill out endless pre-employment tests with trick questions such as "Some people work better when they're a little bit high." In Minnesota, she works at Wal-Mart under the repressive surveillance of men and women whose job it is to monitor her behavior for signs of sloth, theft, drug abuse, or worse. She even gets to experience the humiliation of the urine test.
So, do the poor have survival strategies unknown to the middle class? And did Ehrenreich feel the "bracing psychological effects of getting out of the house, as promised by the wonks who brought us welfare reform?" Nah. Even in her best-case scenario, with all the advantages of education, health, a car, and money for first month's rent, she has to work two jobs, seven days a week, and still almost winds up in a shelter. As Ehrenreich points out with her potent combination of humor and outrage, the laws of supply and demand have been reversed. Rental prices skyrocket, but wages never rise. Rather, jobs are so cheap as measured by the pay that workers are encouraged to take as many as they can. Behind those trademark Wal-Mart vests, it turns out, are the borderline homeless. With her characteristic wry wit and her unabashedly liberal bent, Ehrenreich brings the invisible poor out of hiding and, in the process, the world they inhabit--where civil liberties are often ignored and hard work fails to live up to its reputation as the ticket out of poverty. --Lesley Reed [via]
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- Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: ISBN 0805063897 (0-8050-6389-7)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: ISBN 0805063889 (0-8050-6388-9)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: ISBN 1587243687 (1-58724-368-7)
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- Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America: ISBN 0805063897 (0-8050-6389-7)
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Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisureby Juliet B. SchorISBN 046505434X (0-465-05434-X)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure'Book summary:This pathbreaking book explains why, contrary to all expectations, Americans are working harder than ever. Juliet Schor presents the astonishing news that over the past twenty years our working hours have increased by the equivalent of one month per yeara dramatic spurt that has hit everybody: men and women, professionals as well as low-paid workers. Why are weunlike every other industrialized Western nationrepeatedly choosing money over time? And what can we do to get off the treadmill?[via]More editions of Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure:
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A People's History of the United Statesby Howard Zinn, Ww Norton & Co New PrISBN 1565843797 (1-56584-379-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A People's History of the United States'Book summary:For much of his life, historian Howard Zinn has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version taught in schools -- with its emphasis on great men in high places -- to focus on the street, the home, and the workplace.
Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, Zinn's A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words of -- its women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, working poor, and immigrant laborers. Here we learn that many of our country's greatest battles -- labor laws, women's rights, racial equality -- were carried out at the grassroots level, against steel-willed resistance. This edition of A People's History of the United States features insightful analysis of some of the most important events in this country in the past one hundred years.Featuring a preface and afterword read by the author himself, this audio continues Howard Zinn's important contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history. [via]More editions of A People's History of the United States:
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A People's History of the United States: 1492 - Presentby Howard ZinnISBN 0060838655 (0-06-083865-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A People's History of the United States: 1492 - Present'Book summary:Its a wonderful, splendid booka book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future. Howard Fast, author of Spartacus and The Immigrants
[It] should be required reading. Eric Foner, New York Times Book Review
Library Journal calls Howard Zinns iconic A People's History of the United States a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those&whose plight has been largely omitted from most histories. Packed with vivid details and telling quotations, Zinns award-winning classic continues to revolutionize the way American history is taught and remembered. Frequent appearances in popular media such as The Sopranos, The Simpsons, Good Will Hunting, and the History Channel documentary The People Speak testify to Zinns ability to bridge the generation gap with enduring insights into the birth, development, and destiny of the nation. [via]
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A People's History of the United States: Teaching Editionby Howard ZinnISBN 1565843665 (1-56584-366-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A People's History of the United States: Teaching Edition'Book summary:Few works of American history have done more to change the way in which recent generations have looked at their past than Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. Currently in its 25th printing, Zinn's work presents more than five hundred years of American social and cultural history, going well beyond the wars and presidencies of traditional texts to tell the stories of working men and women. For the first time, Zinn has abridged the original text for classroom use. Questions and activities to encourage critical thinking, topics for writing and discussion, and a bibliography of related materials by educator Kathy Emery accompany each chapter covering American history from Columbus to Clinton. [via]
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A People's History of the United States: The Wall Chartsby Howard Zinn, George KirschnerISBN 1565841719 (1-56584-171-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A People's History of the United States: The Wall Charts'Book summary:Zinn's classic work in its most innovative format: myth-busting posters.
Few works of American history have done more to change the way in which recent generations have looked at their past than Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. With millions of copies sold, Zinn's social history fleshes out the bare skeleton of traditional historical texts with the stories of working men and women throughout this country's history.
A People's History of the United States: The Wall Charts is a set of two posters and an explanatory booklet designed to bring the contents of the original People's History to an even broader audience. Illustrated in full color, they portray over five hundred years of American social and cultural history. Organized thematically as well as chronologically, they allow the reader to trace the developments of specific topicsfrom slavery and resistance to the role of womenthrough images and quotations that go well beyond the wars and presidencies of traditional American history.
A People's History of the United States: The Wall Charts creates a unique tool for learning about American history from the celebrated book that turned history on its head. [via]More editions of A People's History of the United States: The Wall Charts:
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Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalismby Max Weber, Stephen KalbergISBN 1579583385 (1-57958-338-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism'Book summary:A new translation of Max Webers classic The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism--one of the most enduring and influential books in sociology--is now available from Roxbury.
Translator Stephen Kalberg is an internationally acclaimed Weberian scholar. In this Third Roxbury Edition, Kalberg offers a precise and nuanced rendering of The Protestant Ethic that captures Webers style as well as the unusual subtlety of his descriptions and causal arguments. Kalbergs standardization of Webers terminology facilitates understanding of the various twists and turns in his complex lines of reasoning. Webers original italicization, highlighting major themes, has been restored. A glossary of major terms and numerous clarifying endnotes have been added; foreign terms have been translated; bracketed insertions in the text identify obscure names. In short, the Protestant Ethic thesis is presented in a clear and highly readable manner.
There are three compelling reasons for students to read this classic:
It explores the continuing debate regarding the origins and legacy of modern capitalism in the West.
It helps the reader better understand economic development today around the world, especially in Russia, Eastern Europe, Asia, and South America.
It plumbs the deep cultural forces that affect contemporary work life and the workplace in the United States and Europe.In his introduction, Kalberg offers a sketch of Webers life and his major concerns, examines the intellectual context at the time The Protestant Ethic was written, and summarizes major aspects of Webers complex analysis. Kalberg also discusses this classical study in the context of Webers other writings. Finally, Kalberg investigates the contribution of The Protestant Ethic for understanding the role played by cultural forces in modern economic development.
The new translation includes Webers 1906 essay "The Protestant Sects and the Spirit of Capitalism." Written after his extensive travels in the United States in 1904, Weber comments here on the diverse ways in which the legacies of early American Protestantism remain influential. Also contained in this edition are Webers masterful prefatory remarks to his Collected Essays in the Sociology of Religion, in which he defines the uniqueness of Western societies and asks what "ideas and interests" combined to call forth modern Western rationalism.
For students, The Protestant Ethic is a starting point toward understanding the multiple dimensions of social change. The continuing debates about the main elements of modern life, economic cultures and business ethics, our "common sense" economic determinism and "rational choices," the future of modern capitalism, the relationship between cultural forces and social structures, and the tension between science and religion are very much part of the Weberian project. Small wonder, then, that The Protestant Ethic continues to be one of the most frequently assigned readings in sociology.
Translator Stephen Kalberg is the author of Max Webers Comparative-Historical Sociology (1994), Max Webers Sociology of Civilizations, and numerous articles on Weber. He is the editor of Max Weber: The Confrontation with Modernity (2003l). He teaches at Boston University, where he is Associate Professor of Sociology. He is also co-chair of the German Study Group at Harvard University's Center for European Studies. [via]
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The Protestant Ethic And the Spirit of Capitalismby Gilbert Geis, Max WeberISBN 1933220368 (1-933220-36-8)
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Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Marketby Eric SchlosserISBN 0618446702 (0-618-44670-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market'Book summary:As much as 10% of the American economy, and perhaps more, is comprised of illegal "underground" enterprises, according to author and Atlantic Monthly correspondent Eric Schlosser. And while this segment is never discussed in the newspaper business pages, Schlosser tackles it with the same in-depth analysis and compulsive readability that made his Fast Food Nation a best seller. Reefer Madness spotlights marijuana, migrant labor, and pornography, three of the most thriving black market industries, and analyzes the often-tenuous place each holds in society as a whole. While each of the three could be the subject of its own book, Schlosser keeps his scope narrow by concentrating on the lives of the participants in the underground economy, especially Mark Young, an Indiana man given a life sentence for participating in a marijuana sale, and Ohio porn magnate Reuben Sturman. At just 21 pages, the treatment of migrant laborers in the California strawberry fields is dealt with more briefly but is just as compelling thanks to the first-person narrative of Schlossers investigation. In telling these stories, which are both personal and universal, Schlosser deftly explores the manner in which his subjects are treated (and punished) compared to others in more above-ground ventures. Along the way, he asks hard questions as to what that treatment says about America. Schlosser writing is passionately opinionated, but this is no mere opinion piece: his perspective is amply supported by extensive research and clearly reasoned interpretation of data. His direct and forceful writing style makes the impact greater still. After reading Reefer Madness, readers are likely to be shocked, appalled, and flat-out bewildered by whats happening in the cracks and crevices of American business. --John Moe [via]
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Sparknotes the Jungleby Upton SinclairISBN 1586634100 (1-58663-410-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sparknotes the Jungle'Book summary:Get your "A" in gear!
They're today's most popular study guides-with everything you need to succeed in school. Written by Harvard students for students, since its inception SparkNotes" has developed a loyal community of dedicated users and become a major education brand. Consumer demand has been so strong that the guides have expanded to over 150 titles. SparkNotes'" motto is Smarter, Better, Faster because:
· They feature the most current ideas and themes, written by experts.
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And with everything covered--context; plot overview; character lists; themes, motifs, and symbols; summary and analysis, key facts; study questions and essay topics; and reviews and resources--you don't have to go anywhere else!
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Strike!by Jeremy BrecherISBN 0896085708 (0-89608-570-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Strike!'Book summary:No book has done as much as Strike! to bring U.S. labor history to a wide audience. Strike! narrates the exciting hidden history of the U.S. labor movement from the point of view of the rank-and-file workers who lived it. "An exciting history of American labor....Brings to life the flashpoints of labor history....Scholarly, genuinely stirring."--The New York Times[via]More editions of Strike!:
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Studs Terkel's Working: A Teaching Guideby Rick AyersISBN 1565846265 (1-56584-626-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Studs Terkel's Working: A Teaching Guide'Book summary:An invaluable educational resource for introducing Studs Terkel's classic work of oral history to today's students. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer/journalist Studs Terkel is world famous for his oral histories, considered an innovator in modern ethnographic research. Working, Terkel's most popular book, provides a powerful and original perspective on one of the most basic components of human experience: work. The farmer, receptionist, college professor, mail carrier, stockbroker, athlete, and many others share their daily routines and dreams in their own words. Working has long been recognized as an ideal teaching tool, presenting provocative material certain to engage students, ignite classroom discussion, and inspire thoughtful writing. Now, helping educators discover a variety of approaches for using Working in the classroom, Rick Ayers presents a comprehensive teaching guide to this celebrated classic. With its 200 pages of classroom materials--including questions, topics for discussion, tips for taking oral histories, and a bibliography of related resources--Ayers' teaching guide is certain to be welcomed by educators everywhere. As an added bonus, it includes a new interview with Terkel himself, offering insight into the making of Working. [via]
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Triangle: The Fire That Changed Americaby David Von DrehleISBN 080214151X (0-8021-4151-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Triangle: The Fire That Changed America'Book summary:A New York Times Bestseller
On March 25, 1911, at quitting time, a fire broke out in the Triangle shirtwaist factory in New York's Greenwich Village. Within minutes the building's upper three stories were consumed. Firemen's ladders weren't tall enough to rescue those trapped inside. In the worst workplace disaster in the city's history, 146 died - 123 of them women. This harrowing yet compulsively readable chronicle of that tragedy is also a vibrant portrait of an entire age. [via]
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The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Classby David R. RoedigerISBN 1859842402 (1-85984-240-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class'Book summary:Combining classical Marxism, psychoanalysis, and the new labor history pioneered by E. P. Thompson and Herbert Gutman, David Roedigers widely acclaimed book provides an original study of the formative years of working-class racism in the United States. This, he argues, cannot be explained simply with reference to economic advantage; rather, white working-class racism is underpinned by a complex series of psychological and ideological mechanisms that reinforce racial stereotypes, and thus help to forge the identities of white workers in opposition to Blacks.
In an afterword to this new edition, Roediger discusses recent studies of whiteness and the changing face of labor itself. He surveys criticism of his work, accepting many objections whilst challenging others, especially the view that the study of working class racism implies a rejection of Marxism and radical politics. [via]More editions of The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class:
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Which Side Are You on?: Trying to Be for Labor When It's Flat on Its Backby Thomas GeogheganISBN 1565848861 (1-56584-886-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Which Side Are You on?: Trying to Be for Labor When It's Flat on Its Back'Book summary:Here is a work of non-fiction that has the bite and grip of a social novel. It is the story of one lawyer's journey into the country of labor's rank and file--a journey that explores the mysteries, romance, and pain of class in America. [via]
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The Wobblies: The Story of Iww and Syndicalism in the United Statesby Patrick RenshawISBN 1566632730 (1-56663-273-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wobblies: The Story of Iww and Syndicalism in the United States'Book summary:Does anyone save historians remember the Wobblies? This nickname for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), the revolutionary labor union founded in Chicago in 1905, not so long ago was part of the vocabulary of labor and socialist movements everywhere. But few who have heard of the Wobblies know much about their history, aims, or achievementsor their impact on American labor. In this new edition of his classic study of the Wobblies, Patrick Renshaw tells the story of how they planned to combine the American working class, and eventually wage earners all over the world, into one big labor union with an industrial basis, a syndicalist philosophy, and a revolutionary aim. A careful, balanced work. New York Times Book Review. A lively introduction to a trying and violent period in American industrial history. Journal of American History. The story of American trade unionism is a sorry onedirty and tragicand this is one of the worst chapters. Times Literary Supplement. [via]
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Wobblies! : A Graphic History of the Industrial Workers of the Worldby Paul Buhle, Nicole SchulmanISBN 1844675254 (1-84467-525-4)
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Workingby Studs TerkelISBN 1565843428 (1-56584-342-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Working'Book summary:Studs Turkel records the voices of America. Men and women from every walk of life talk to him, telling him of their likes and dislikes, fears, problems, and happinesses on the job. Once again, Turkel has created a rich and unique document that is as simple as conversation, but as subtle and heartfelt as the meaning of our lives.... [via]
Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Doby Studs TerkelISBN 0394729536 (0-394-72953-6)
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LA Otra Historia De Los Estados Unidosby Howard ZinnISBN 1583220542 (1-58322-054-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'LA Otra Historia De Los Estados Unidos'Book summary:La obra de Howard Zinn ha inspirado a estudiantes y activistas de todas las edades, afirmando que la gente tiene el poder de cambiar la historia. En La otra historia de los Estados Unidos, la version definitiva en español del clásico de Zinn La historia del pueblo de los Estados Unidos, Zinn asume la narrativa típica de la historia americana y nos muestra la mentira que se esconde detrás de la historia "oficial" -- revelando a Cristóbal Colón no como descubridor sino como asesino; los fundadores de la nación norteamericana no como liberadores sino como la fundación de una nueva elite adinerada -- y a la vez aboga por héroes americanos alternativos, desde Bartolomeo de las Casas hasta Tecumseh y César Chávez, quienes desafiaron el poder norteamericano imperialista y vencieron.
Actualizado y ampliado incluyendo la presidencia de Bush, La otra historia de los Estados Unidos nos vuelve a recordar que la grandeza verdadera de America se encuentra no en los generales militares, sino en sus voces disidentes. [via]More editions of LA Otra Historia De Los Estados Unidos:
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