LEADER 03663nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910973903103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786613070142 010 $a9781283070140 010 $a1283070146 010 $a9780252093111 010 $a0252093119 035 $a(CKB)3390000000006665 035 $a(OCoLC)741558446 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10532344 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000543030 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11334683 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000543030 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10512155 035 $a(PQKB)10510297 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse23685 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3413872 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10532344 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL307014 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3413872 035 $a(Perlego)2532636 035 $a(EXLCZ)993390000000006665 100 $a20100924d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBanded together $eeconomic democratization in the Brass Valley /$fJeremy Brecher 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aUrbana $cUniversity of Illinois Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (281 p.) 225 1 $aThe working class in American history 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780252036125 311 08$a0252036123 311 08$a9780252078064 311 08$a0252078063 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aRoots of powerlessness in the Brass Valley -- Banded together -- Buyout -- Organizing -- Century brass -- The life and death of Seymour Specialty Wire -- Founding ValleyCare Cooperative -- Taking care of business -- The demise of ValleyCare -- Brookside Housing Cooperative -- Economic democratization from below -- Afterstories. 330 8 $aProviding incisive commentary on the historical and contemporary American working class experience, Banded Together: Economic Democratization in the Brass Valley documents a community's efforts to rebuild and revitalize itself in the aftermath of deindustrialization. Through powerful oral histories and other primary sources, Jeremy Brecher tells the story of a group of average Americans--factory workers, housewives, parishioners, and organizers--who tried to create a democratic alternative to the economic powerlessness caused by the closing of factories in the Connecticut Naugatuck Valley region during the 1970s and 1980s. This volume focuses on grassroots organization, democratically controlled enterprises, and supportive public policies, providing examples from the Naugatuck Valley Project community-alliance that remain relevant to the economic problems of today and tomorrow. Drawing on more than a hundred interviews with Project leaders, staff, and other knowledgeable members of the local community, Brecher illustrates how the Naugatuck Valley Project served as a vehicle for community members to establish greater control over their economic lives. 410 0$aWorking class in American history. 606 $aSocial action$zConnecticut$zNaugatuck River Valley 606 $aDeindustrialization$zConnecticut$zNaugatuck River Valley$xHistory 607 $aNaugatuck River Valley (Conn.)$xSocial conditions 607 $aNaugatuck River Valley (Conn.)$xEconomic conditions 615 0$aSocial action 615 0$aDeindustrialization$xHistory. 676 $a330.9746/1 700 $aBrecher$b Jeremy$0235041 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910973903103321 996 $aBanded together$94354551 997 $aUNINA