American Workers, American Unions (The American Moment)

By Robert H. Zieger and Professor Robert H. Zieger

Book Overview

When published in 1986, American Workers, American Unions was among the first efforts to trace the contentious relationships among workers, unions, business, and the state from World War I through the mid-1980s. In this revised edition Robert Zieger makes use of recent scholarship and bibliographical material to provide a detailed examination of the key issues of the 1980s and 1990s. "I have used Robert Zieger's American Workers, American Unions in undergraduate courses on labor history and industrial relations. This new edition brings the story up to today--and the new, updated bibliographical essay is a plus for college courses."--Darryl Holter, Institute of Industrial Relations, University of California, Los Angeles. "A helping of sober truth about the American labor movement and its politics."--John C. Cort, New Oxford Review

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801849446
• ISBN13: 9780801849442
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 0.6" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Favorite One-Volume History

This is by far my favorite single-volume book of labor history. It's a well-researched, balanced survey of the 20th century, scholarly yet highly readable. I have assigned it as initial reading in graduate-level labor relations courses to lay a historical foundation, and students have given postive feedback on the book (mirroring my comments above).