LEADER 03900nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910966319703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781457110504 010 $a1457110504 010 $a9781607320432 010 $a1607320436 035 $a(CKB)2520000000008319 035 $a(EBL)710211 035 $a(OCoLC)865329590 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000411919 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11260294 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000411919 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10357923 035 $a(PQKB)10713676 035 $a(OCoLC)659579802 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse19988 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3039717 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10370397 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL710211 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL913723 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3039717 035 $a(Perlego)2031454 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000008319 100 $a20091130d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe anthropology of labor unions /$fedited by E. Paul Durrenberger and Karaleah S. Reichart 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBoulder, CO $cUniversity Press of Colorado$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781607321842 311 08$a160732184X 311 08$a9780870819650 311 08$a0870819658 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction / E. Paul Durrenberger and Karaleah Reichart -- 2. Miners, women, and community coalitions in the UMWA Pittston Strike / Karaleah Reichart -- 3. Is this what democracy looks like? / E. Paul Durrenberger and Suzan Erem -- 4. With God on everyone's side : truth telling and toxic words among Methodists and organized farmworkers in North Carolina / Sandi Smith-Nonini -- 5. Buying out the union : jobs as property and the UAW / Peter Richardson -- 6. Approaching industrial democracy in nonunion mines : lessons from Wyoming's Powder River basin / Jessica M. Smith -- 7. Small places, close to home : the importance of place in organizing workers / Lydia Savage -- 8. Economic globalization and changing capital-labor relations in Baja California's fresh-produce industry / Christian Zlolniski -- 9. The tobacco trap : obstacles to trade unionism in Malawi / Marty Otan?ez -- 10. Concluding thoughts / Karen Brodkin -- 11. Afterword / E. Paul Durrenberger and Karaleah Reichart. 330 3 $aPresenting ethnographic data and analysis drawn from eight case studies from diverse industries in the United States and abroad, the contributors to The Anthropology of Labor Unions provide a variety of perspectives on this paradox, including discussions of approaches to and findings on the histories, cultures, and practices of organized labor. They also address substantive issues such as race, class, gender, age, generation, ethnicity, health and safety concerns, corporate co-optation of unions, and the cultural context of union-management relationships." "The first to bring together anthropological case studies of labor unions, The Anthropology of Labor Unions will appeal to cultural anthropologists, social scientists, sociologists, and those interested in labor studies and labor movements. 606 $aLabor unions$xHistory 606 $aLabor unions$xPolitical activity$xHistory 606 $aLabor unions$zUnited States$xHistory 615 0$aLabor unions$xHistory. 615 0$aLabor unions$xPolitical activity$xHistory. 615 0$aLabor unions$xHistory. 676 $a331.880973 701 $aDurrenberger$b E. Paul$f1943-$0142136 701 $aReichart$b Karaleah S$01807091 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966319703321 996 $aThe anthropology of labor unions$94356616 997 $aUNINA