In this concise historical narrative, Jacqueline Jones provides a
sweeping account of the most significant aspect of nearly every
American's life: work. Beginning with the seventeenth century, "A
Social History of the Laboring Classes" examines broadly all types
of workers - the waged and unwaged, urban and countryside - framed
by the large scale economic transformations that affected workers
throughout American history.
Exploring major themes such as the transition of slavery to free
labor, the denigration of women's housework, technological advances
and the rise of the global assembly line, this book demonstrates
how in response to these changes, workers have reconfigured
themselves according to their race, gender, ethnicity and task.
From the antebellum American Labor Movement to worksites found
today in Las Vegas hotels and casinos, this brief synthesis by an
award-winning historian will provide an unparalleled account of the
social history of work for students of American history and general
readers alike.
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