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Good, Reliable, White Men: Railroad Brotherhoods, 1877-1917
Paul Michel Taillon
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Description for Good, Reliable, White Men: Railroad Brotherhoods, 1877-1917
Paperback. Railroad brotherhoods' dynamic impact on American labor relations and national politics Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; KNGT; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
The Working Class in American History
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252076787
SKU
V9780252076787
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About Paul Michel Taillon
Paul Michel Taillon is a senior lecturer in the History Department at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Reviews for Good, Reliable, White Men: Railroad Brotherhoods, 1877-1917
"Successfully presents a portrait of the contradictory legacy of the railroad unions
ahead of their time in realizing the need for state intervention to protect workers' rights, yet obstructionist in preserving white-skinned privilege for some of the most highly skilled workers of the industrializing era."
Labor Studies Journal "A breakthrough book that integrates gender and race into an understanding of the politics ... Read more
ahead of their time in realizing the need for state intervention to protect workers' rights, yet obstructionist in preserving white-skinned privilege for some of the most highly skilled workers of the industrializing era."
Labor Studies Journal "A breakthrough book that integrates gender and race into an understanding of the politics ... Read more