Contents; Preface; Part One: Theoretical Directions and the Historical Terrain; 1. Culture and Consciousness in Action; 2. Corporate Action and the Bounds of Solidarity; Part Two: Contemporary Expressions of Consciousness and Action; 3. The Internal Dynamics of Wildcat Strikes: Routinization and Its Discontents; 4. Union Organizing and Collective Interaction: "Like a Thief in the Night"; 5. The Strike as Emergent Culture: Community and Collective Action; 6. The Limits and Possibilities of Trade Union Action; Appendix: The Measures Taken: Some Notes on Methodology; Notes; Bibliography; Index
A commonplace assumption about American workers is that they lack class consciousness. This perception has baffled social scientists, demoralized activists, and generated a significant literature on American exceptionalism. In this provocative book, a you
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-295) and index
