| Titre : |
A contest of ideas : capital, politics and labor |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Nelson Lichtenstein, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
University of Illinois Press |
| Année de publication : |
October 2013 |
| Collection : |
The working class in american history |
| Importance : |
314 p |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Tags : |
Travail Emploi Histoire sociale Capital Industrie automobile Droit civil Mouvement sociaux Syndicalisme Etats-Unis |
| Résumé : |
Collected essays and provocations from the preeminent labor historian
For more than thirty years Nelson Lichtenstein has deployed his scholarship--on labor, politics, and social thought--to chart the history and prospects of a progressive America. A Contest of Ideas collects and updates many of Lichtenstein's most provocative and controversial essays and reviews.
These incisive writings link the fate of the labor movement to the transformations in the shape of world capitalism, to the rise of the civil rights movement, and to the activists and intellectuals who have played such important roles. Tracing broad patterns of political thought, Lichtenstein offers important perspectives on the relationship of labor and the state, the tensions that sometimes exist between a culture of rights and the idea of solidarity, and the rise of conservatism in politics, law, and intellectual life. The volume closes with portraits of five activist intellectuals whose work has been vital to the conflicts that engage the labor movement, public policy, and political culture.
"More than a collection of essays by the dean of American labor historians, A Contest of Ideas shows Lichtenstein to be a major public intellectual. Anyone wanting to understand the fate of trade unionism, globalization, worker rights, and more will find this book illuminating and necessary."--George Cotkin, author of Morality's Muddy Waters: Ethical Quandaries in Modern America
"The depth and breadth of Nelson Lichtenstein's work over more than three decades have distinguished him as one of our most influential and accomplished historians. The extraordinarily insightful essays in this volume illuminate the thinking of an engaged analyst at the top of his craft. They are required reading for anyone who wishes to understand recent U.S. labor history."--Joseph A. McCartin, author of Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America |
A contest of ideas : capital, politics and labor [texte imprimé] / Nelson Lichtenstein, Auteur . - [S.l.] : University of Illinois Press, October 2013 . - 314 p. - ( The working class in american history) . Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Tags : |
Travail Emploi Histoire sociale Capital Industrie automobile Droit civil Mouvement sociaux Syndicalisme Etats-Unis |
| Résumé : |
Collected essays and provocations from the preeminent labor historian
For more than thirty years Nelson Lichtenstein has deployed his scholarship--on labor, politics, and social thought--to chart the history and prospects of a progressive America. A Contest of Ideas collects and updates many of Lichtenstein's most provocative and controversial essays and reviews.
These incisive writings link the fate of the labor movement to the transformations in the shape of world capitalism, to the rise of the civil rights movement, and to the activists and intellectuals who have played such important roles. Tracing broad patterns of political thought, Lichtenstein offers important perspectives on the relationship of labor and the state, the tensions that sometimes exist between a culture of rights and the idea of solidarity, and the rise of conservatism in politics, law, and intellectual life. The volume closes with portraits of five activist intellectuals whose work has been vital to the conflicts that engage the labor movement, public policy, and political culture.
"More than a collection of essays by the dean of American labor historians, A Contest of Ideas shows Lichtenstein to be a major public intellectual. Anyone wanting to understand the fate of trade unionism, globalization, worker rights, and more will find this book illuminating and necessary."--George Cotkin, author of Morality's Muddy Waters: Ethical Quandaries in Modern America
"The depth and breadth of Nelson Lichtenstein's work over more than three decades have distinguished him as one of our most influential and accomplished historians. The extraordinarily insightful essays in this volume illuminate the thinking of an engaged analyst at the top of his craft. They are required reading for anyone who wishes to understand recent U.S. labor history."--Joseph A. McCartin, author of Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America |
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