Ebook {Epub PDF} A History of America in Ten Strikes by Erik Loomis

In this brilliant book, labor historian Erik Loomis recounts ten critical workers' strikes in American labor history that everyone needs to know about (and then provides an annotated list of the most important moments in American labor history in the appendix). From the Lowell Mill Girls strike in the s to Justice for Janitors in 4/5(1). 8 rows ·  · Powerful and accessible, A History of America in Ten Strikes challenges all of our contemporary 4/5(1).  · A Kirkus Reviews best book of , A History of America in Ten Strikes—published in the wake of the teachers' strike that swept the country in —challenges all of our contemporary assumptions around labor, unions, and American workers. Labor historian Erik Loomis recounts ten critical workers' strikes in American labor history in "chapters [that] are self-contained enough to be Brand: New Press, The.

A Kirkus Reviews best book of , A History of America in Ten Strikes—published in the wake of the teachers' strike that swept the country in —challenges all of our contemporary assumptions around labor, unions, and American www.doorway.ru historian Erik Loomis recounts ten critical workers' strikes in American labor history in "chapters [that] are self-contained enough to be. This item: A History of America in Ten Strikes. by Erik Loomis Hardcover. $ In Stock. Ships from and sold by www.doorway.ru FREE Shipping on orders over $ There Is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America. A thrilling and timely account of ten moments in history when labor challenged the very nature of power in America, by the author called "a brilliant historian" by The Progressive magazine. Powerful and accessible, A History of America in Ten Strikes challenges all of our contemporary assumptions around labor, unions, and American workers. In this brilliant book, labor historian Erik Loomis.

Erik Loomis is Associate Professor of History at the University of Rhode Island. His latest book is A History of America in Ten www.doorway.ru blogs daily at Lawyers, Guns, and Money. A Kirkus Reviews best book of , A History of America in Ten Strikes—published in the wake of the teachers' strike that swept the country in —challenges all of our contemporary assumptions around labor, unions, and American workers. Labor historian Erik Loomis recounts ten critical workers' strikes in American labor history in "chapters [that] are self-contained enough to be used on their own in union trainings or reading groups" (Labor Notes), and adds an appendix detailing the. A History of America in Ten Strikes, by Erik Loomis. , The New Press, pp. Photo: AFL-CIO (CC BY ) At first glance, one might be forgiven for thinking that A History of America in Ten Strikes is some kind of social-media-driven “listicle” book. Author Erik Loomis, a historian and union member at the University of Rhode Island, is a well-known blogger, and his excellent Twitter threads on labor history show he’s digitally savvy.