Gendering Labor History

by Alice Kessler-Harris

Book Overview

This collection represents the thirty-year intellectual trajectory of one of today's leading historians of gender and labor in the United States. The seventeen essays are divided into four sections, narrating the evolution and refinement of Alice Kessler-Harris's central project: showing gender's fundamental importance in the shaping of United States history and working class culture.

The first section considers women and organized labor...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252073932
• ISBN13: 9780252073939
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"