Laboring for Freedom: New Look at the History of Labor in America New Look at the History of Labor in America

Name: Laboring for Freedom: New Look at the History of Labor in America New Look at the History of Labor in America
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ISBN: 9780765602527

ISBN-10: 0765602520

ISBN-13: 9780765602527

Edition: 1998

Authors: Daniel Jacoby

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Laboring for Freedom examines the concept of freedom in the context of American labor history. Nine chronological chapters develop themes which show that liberty of contract and inalienable rights form two contradictory traditions concerning freedom: one tradition insists that liberty involves the expression of individual will with regard to one's property (i.e. one's labor); the second tradition holds that there are fundamental rights of man that must neither be taken away by the state nor surrendered by the individual. The tensions between these two concepts are traced in the book. Topics covered include republican independence, corporate paternalism, the compromises of collective…

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List price: $60.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 1/31/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English




Republican Soil



Contracting Liberties



The Properties of Labor



A Skillful Control: Managing the Labor Process



Incorporating Paternalism



Free Education



Union Compromise



"Rights" of Passage



Playing the Global Piano


Epilogue: Memories and Challenges