Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN 13 | 9780190917036 |
ISBN 10 | 0190917032 |
Author | Associate Professor of Sociology Marc Dixon |
Book Format | Hardcover |
Language | English |
Book Description | In Heartland Blues, Marc Dixon sheds a new light on unions, their evolution, and eventual decline in the United States by revisiting the labor movement in the 1950s. Drawing on social movement theories and archival materials, he follows camp |
About the Author | Marc Dixon is Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College, where he serves as chair. Prior to this he was a member of the faculty at Florida State University. He has published in the top sociology and interdisciplinary journals including American Sociological Review; American Journal of Sociology; Social Forces; Social Problems; Journal of Policy History, Mobilization, and Social Movement Studies; and Work and Occupations. His work has been supported by the National Science Foundation and has received awards from the American Sociological Association's sections on Labor and Labor Movements and Collective Behavior and Social Movements. |
Publication Date | 2020-12-07 |
Number of Pages | 192 pages |
Heartland Blues: Labor Rights in the Industrial Midwest