| Our Own Time: A History of American Labor and the Working Day Revised Edition Contributor(s): Foner, Philip S. (Author), Roediger, David R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0860919633 ISBN-13: 9780860919636 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1989 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations |
| Dewey: 331.257 |
| LCCN: 89014713 |
| Series: Haymarket (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6" W x 9" (1.17 lbs) 392 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Our Own Time retells the story of American labor by focusing on the politics of time and the movements for a shorter working day. It argues that the length of the working day has been the central issue for the American labor movement during its most vigorous periods of activity, uniting workers along lines of craft, gender and ethnicity. The authors hold that the workweek is likely again to take on increased significance as workers face the choice between a society based on free time and one based on alienated work and unemployment. |