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I Saw It Coming: Worker Narratives of Plant Closings and Job Loss (Palgrave Studies in Oral History)
K'meyer, Tracy E., Hart, Joy L.
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Description for I Saw It Coming: Worker Narratives of Plant Closings and Job Loss (Palgrave Studies in Oral History)
Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
In this book, workers displaced by plant closings in Louisville, Kentucky tell their stories, emphasizing their agency, demanding respect for their skill, casting judgment on business and government for not showing that respect, and revealing a sense of alienation resulting from violation of their values and trust.
In this book, workers displaced by plant closings in Louisville, Kentucky tell their stories, emphasizing their agency, demanding respect for their skill, casting judgment on business and government for not showing that respect, and revealing a sense of alienation resulting from violation of their values and trust.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Oral History
Number of Pages
185
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403977458
SKU
V9781403977458
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99-15
About K'meyer, Tracy E., Hart, Joy L.
TRACY E. K'MEYER is Associate Professor in Recent US History and Co-Director of the Oral History Center at the University of Louisville, USA. JOY L. HART is Professor of Communication at the University of Louisville, USA.
Reviews for I Saw It Coming: Worker Narratives of Plant Closings and Job Loss (Palgrave Studies in Oral History)
"One of the great achievements of this work, in my opinion, is that the authors asked displaced workers not only to tell of the effects of job loss but to explain what happened and why. The why question is almost never asked of displaced workers and the results are fascinating . . . We therefore learn a great deal from ... Read more