Coalitions across the class divide : lessons from the labor, peace, and environmental movements / Fred Rose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rose, Fred, 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social classes--United States.

Social classes.

Environmentalism--United States.

Environmentalism.

Labor movement.

Peace movements--United States.

Peace movements.

Social reformers--United States.

Social reformers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2000]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Too often struggles for jobs and economic justice have been divided from social goals such as peace or protecting the environment. How do we create an economy where both the process and product of work serve life-sustaining goals? Coalitions across the Class Divide argues that the seeds of this new society are being sown by those who learn to bridge working and middle-class movements and cultures. A new generation of activists is seizing a historic opportunity to organize coalitions across the labor, peace, environmental, and other movements that have previously worked in isolation or at odds. Fred Rose brings the challenges and potential of coalition organizing to life through an in-depth look at cases of conflict and cooperation. From the timber wars in the Pacific Northwest to military conversion coalitions emerging with the end of the Cold War, these cases teach practical lessons about the processes and pitfalls of organizing across movements and classes.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface

PART I. The Class Divide

1. The Progressive Logjam

2. Coalition Democracy and Class Politics: An Overview

PART II. Why the Conflict?

3. Battles over Old Growth: The Problem of Multiple Interests

4. When Classes Meet: Class-Cultural Lenses

PART III. Historical Context

5. History Hangs in the Balance: Peace and Labor Relations

6. The Political Moment: Opportunities for Coalitions

PART IV. Coalitions in Practice

7. Coalition Organizing

8. Learning in Coalitions

9. Bridge Builders: Agents of Reconciliation

10. Finding a Common Language

Conclusion: Prospects for a Working- and Middle-Class Alliance

Appendix: Research Methods

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5017-1873-8

OCLC:

1083583307