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Academic Year 2005/2006
U.S. Labor History
HIST 266 SP
How has the nature of work and the labor force changed over the course of U.S. History? Is there (or has there been ) a "working class" in the United States? How have labor organizations and labor-employer relations
evolved
over time? Why were socialist parties weaker in the United States than in other industrialized nations? These will be the principal questions addressed in this course.
MAJOR READINGS
Eugene Genovese, ROLL, JORDAN, ROLL: THE WORLD THE SLAVES MADE (1974)
AMERICAN LABOR (1993)
Lizabeth Cohen, MAKING A NEW DEAL: INDUSTRIAL WORKERS IN CHICAGO, 1919-1939 (1990)
Alice Kessler-Harris, IN PURSUIT OF
EQUITY: WOMEN, MEN, AND THE QUEST
FOR ECONOMIC CITIZENSHIP IN 20TH CENTURY AMERICA (2001)
Jefferson Cowie, CAPITAL MOVES: RCA'S 70-YEAR QUEST FOR CHEAP LABOR
(1999)
David Montgomery, CITIZEN WORKER: THE EXPERIENCE OF WORKERS IN THE UNITED
STATES WITH DEMOCRACY AND THE FREE
MARKET DURING THE 19TH CENTURY (1993)
Seymour Martin, Lipset and Gary Marks, IT DIDN¿T HAPPEN HERE: WHY SOCIALISM FAILED IN THE UNITED STATES (2000)
Robert E. Weir, BEYOND LABOR¿S VEIL: THE CULTURE OF KNIGHTS OF
LABOR (1996)
Melvyn Dubofsky and
Warren Van Tine, LABOR LEADERS IN AMERICA (1887)
Sanford Jacoby Modern Manors: WELFARE CAPITALISM SINCE THE NEW DEAL (1997)
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Frequent response papers, an in-class exam, and one research essay (12-15pp).
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Schatz,Ronald W.
- Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: PAC107;
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 35)
- SR. major: 4 Jr. major: 8
- SR. non-major: 3 Jr. non-major: 4 SO: 10 FR: 6
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Writing
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