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.
| ISBN: | 9780860919636 |
| Publication date: | 17th November 1989 |
| Author: | David R Roediger, Philip Sheldon Foner |
| Publisher: | Verso |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Series: | Haymarket Series |
| Genres: |
Sociology: work and labour |
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.
Our Own Time features in the following genres: Sociology: work and labour
Our Own Time is available in Paperback
Our Own Time was written by David R Roediger, Philip Sheldon Foner and published by Verso
Our Own Time has 400 pages
Yes it is part of Haymarket Series series
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