The daily newspaper headlines revealing deaths, illnesses, and
injuries in the workplace, along with the ongoing decline of
workers' rights, make this book an especially timely volume.
Included are chapters devoted to such widely read texts as Hard
Times, Life in the Iron Mills, Bartleby the Scrivener, The Grapes
of Wrath, and several others. Each chapter examines the historical
background and plot of the work, the labor and workplace issues
raised by the author, and the history of those issues since the
text was published. Just a few of the issues raised are low wages,
long hours, workplace dangers, unemployment, sexual harassment, and
the struggle of immigrants. Each chapter provides topics for
research and discussion, and cites works for further reading. The
volume closes with a selected, general bibliography. The volume
discusses such issues as low wages, long hours, workplace dangers,
unemployment, sexual harassment, lack of job security or medical
care, and the struggle of immigrants. Each chapter closes with
topics for research and discussion, along with a list of works for
further reading. An introductory essay examines the consequences of
the industrial revolution and the economic philosophies central to
society. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.
Students in literature and social studies classes will value this
helpful guide.
General
| Imprint: |
Greenwood Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Exploring Social Issues through Literature |
| Release date: |
2006 |
| First published: |
2006 |
| Authors: |
Claudia Durst Johnson
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
208 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-33286-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-313-33286-X |
| Barcode: |
9780313332869 |
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