Author: Solon De LeonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The American Labor Who's who
Author: Solon De LeonWhose Detroit?
Author: Heather Ann ThompsonPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501702017
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
America's urbanites have engaged in many tumultuous struggles for civil and worker rights since the Second World War. Heather Ann Thompson focuses in detail on the struggles of Motor City residents during the 1960s and early 1970s and finds that conflict continued to plague the inner city and its workplaces even after Great Society liberals committed themselves to improving conditions. Using the contested urban center of Detroit as a model, Thompson assesses the role of such upheaval in shaping the future of America's cities. She argues that the glaring persistence of injustice and inequality led directly to explosions of unrest in this period. Thompson finds that unrest as dramatic as that witnessed during Detroit's infamous riot of 1967 by no means doomed the inner city, nor in any way sealed its fate. The politics of liberalism continued to serve as a catalyst for both polarization and radical new possibilities and Detroit remained a contested, and thus politically vibrant, urban center. Thompson's account of the post-World War II fate of Detroit casts new light on contemporary urban issues, including white flight, police brutality, civic and shop floor rebellion, labor decline, and the dramatic reshaping of the American political order. Throughout, the author tells the stories of real events and individuals, including James Johnson, Jr., who, after years of suffering racial discrimination in Detroit's auto industry, went on trial in 1971 for the shooting deaths of two foremen and another worker at a Chrysler plant. Whose Detroit? brings the labor movement into the context of the literature of Sixties radicalism and integrates the history of the 1960s into the broader political history of the postwar period. Urban, labor, political, and African-American history are blended into Thompson's comprehensive portrayal of Detroit's reaction to pressures felt throughout the nation. With deft attention to the historical background and preoccupations of Detroit's residents, Thompson has written a biography of an entire city at a time of crisis.
Who's Who in Modern History
Author: Alan PalmerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136160744
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Who's Who in Modern History is a unique reference book which examines those individuals who have shaped the political world since 1860. Coverage is truly global, including the most important figures in Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, Africa and Australasia. It provides: * an easy-to-use A-Z layout * authoritative, detailed biographies of the most important figures since 1860, from Clemenceau and Chief Buthelezi to King Fahd and Benazir Bhutto * bibliographical references for each entry, to aid further research * extensive cross-referencing * an essential guide for students, researchers and the general reader alike.
Who's who
Author: Henry Robert AddisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1898
Book Description
An annual biographical dictionary, with which is incorporated "Men and women of the time."
Who's who in British History: A-H
Author: Geoffrey TreasurePublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9781884964909
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 1490
Book Description
A reference work which presents the history of Britain in biographical form. The two volumes contain over 1500 short biographies of men and women who played an important part in their time.
Who's who in Canada
Author: Charles Whately ParkerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bahamas
Languages : en
Pages : 1792
Book Description
The International Who's who
Author: Hyacinthe RingrosePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1004
Book Description
Who's who in Labor
Author: Steelman John RoyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Indian and Pakistan Year Book and Who's who
Author: Sir Stanley ReedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 1012
Book Description
Issues for 1919-47 include Who's who in India; 1948, Who's who in India and Pakistan.
Who'S Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History
Author: Robert AldrichPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000143066
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
First published in 2004. With subjects drawm from politics, the arts and popular culture, Who's Who in Contemporray Gay & Lesbian History, includes 500 entries from a large team of expert international contributors. The geographical scope takes in the whole of the Western world. Includes fascinating information about little-known figures as well as cult icons from World War II to the present day.