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Race and Labor Matters in the New U. S. Economy

Race and Labor Matters in the New U. S. Economy( )
Editor: Marable, Manning
Ness, Immanuel
Wilson, Joseph
Contribution by: Clawson, Dan
Massachusetts, University Of
Fletcher, Amherstbill
Director, Education
Goldfield, AFL-CIOMichael
Kelley, Robin D. G.
Isaacs Jackson, Columbia UniversityMandi
Marable, Yale UniversityManning
Morris, Columbia UniversityAldon
Ness, Northwestern UniversityImmanuel
Pitts, Steven
Rhomberg, Chris
Simmons, Louise
ConnecticutJoseph Wilson, University of
Zullo, Roland
Michigan, University Of
ISBN:978-0-7425-4690-5
Publication Date:May 2006
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $108.00
Book Description:

In this powerful new work, Marable, Ness, and Wilson maintain that contrary to the popular hubris about equality churned out by the capitalist class, race is entrenched and more divisive than any time since the Civil Rights Movement. Race and Labor Matters in the New U.S. Economy asserts that all advances in American race relations have only evolved through conflict and collective struggle. The foundation of the class divide in the United States remains, while racial and ethnic...
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Book Details
Pages:232
Detailed Subjects: Business & Economics / Labor / Unions
Social Science / Discrimination
Political Science / Labor & Industrial Relations
Business & Economics / Diversity & Inclusion
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.33 x 9.26 x 0.93 Inches
Book Weight:1.03 Pounds
Author Biography
(Editor)
Manning Marable was born in Dayton, Ohio on May 13, 1950. In 1968, he served as the local black newspaper's correspondent and marched along with thousands of others during the funeral procession for Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. He received a bachelor's degree from Earlham College in Indiana, a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin and a doctorate from the University of Maryland. He wrote around 20 books during his lifetime including How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America, The Great Wells of Democracy: The Meaning of Race in American Life, Speaking Truth to Power: Essays on Race, Resistance and Radicalism, and Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. He was a professor of African American studies, history, political science and public affairs at Columbia University. He died from complications of pneumonia on April 1, 2011 at the age of 60.

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