False promises : the shaping of American working class consciousness / Stanley Aronowitz ; with a new introduction and epilogue the by [i.e. by the] author.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aronowitz, Stanley.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class--United States--History.

Working class.

Labor unions--United States--History.

Labor unions.

Class consciousness--United States--History.

Class consciousness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (522 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This classic study of the American working class, originally published in 1973, is now back in print with a new introduction and epilogue by the author. An innovative blend of first-person experience and original scholarship, Aronowitz traces the historical development of the American working class from post-Civil War times and shows why radical movements have failed to overcome the forces that tend to divde groups of workers from one another. The rise of labor unions is analyzed, as well as their decline as a force for social change. Aronowitz's new introduction situates the book in the

Contents:

New Developments in Working Class Life and Labor: Lordstown: Disruption of the Assembly Line. Colonized Leisure, Trivialized Work

The Formation of the American Working Class: Formation of the Industrial Working Class. Trade Unionism: Illusion and Reality. The Formation of the Professional Servant Class. The White-Collar Proletarians. The Unsilent Fifties.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-447) and index.

ISBN:

9786613062376

9781283062374

1283062372

9780822381730

0822381737

OCLC:

191222208