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Organized Resistance to the Second Reconstruction, 1954-64
This in-depth account of the rise and decline of the Citizens' Councils of America details the organization's role in the massive resistance to school desegregation in the South following the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision. Included are a new preface and updated bibliography. ''A tour de force of research and narration. . . in highly ......
Cuts a feminist swath through orthodox readings of southern literature. ''Distinguished. . . . Theseessays reclaim women's traditions which have been neglected by critics who ought to have knownbetter.'' -- Kathryn Lee Seidel, author of The Southern Belle in the American Novel
This unique exploration of Lincoln's economic beliefs shows how they helped shape his view of slavery, his conduct of the war, and most fundamentally his understanding of what the United States was and could become. ''A comprehensive and enlightening survey of the evolution of Lincoln's economic thought.''-- Reviews in American History ''Boritt ......
''Throughout this scrupulously researched interpretation of The Federalist papers, Carey provides a glimpse of our Republic's original design. He shows us what kind of federal union The Federalist's authors had in mind, and indicates how we have strayed from their intent.'' -- Paul Gottfried, National Review ''The best book yet published on The ......
This edition features a new foreword by Paul Buhle and a new epilogue by the author.''A brilliant work. It deals with this nation's rough-and-ready methods for dealing with ideological nonconformists.''--Justice William O. Douglas, The Washington Post ''Ought to be on the shelf of everyone who is concerned with the history of American civil ......
The Clerical and Technical Workers' Strike at Yale University, 1984-85
On Strike for Respect is a lively account of the 1984-85 strike by clerical and technical workers at Yale University. Members of Local 34, with a strong female majority, mobilized themselves and the public, breathing new life into the labor movement as they fought for and won substantial gains. A short update on current conditions concludes this ......
In this culmination of his half-century of involvement with American workers and their traditions, Archie Green explores occupational expression---stories, songs, customs, beliefs, artifacts---on the job and in institutions such as trade unions. Combining ethnographic description with analysis drawn from folklore, history, literary criticism, art ......
Transforming Tradition offers the first serious look at folksong revivals, vibrant meldings of popular and folk culture that captured public awareness in the 1950s and 1960s. Best remembered for such songs as ''Tom Dooley'' and for performances like the Kingston Trio and Joan Baezs, the revival of that era gave rise to hootenannies, coffeehouses, ......
Work, Community, and Protest in Cincinnati, 1820-1970
Provides a rich prism through which to explore the social, economic, and political developmentof black Cincinnati. These studies offer insight into both the dynamics of racism and acommunity's changing responses to it. -- Peter Rachleff, author of Black Labor inRichmond
