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The Working Class in American History
Solidarity and fragmentation; working people and class consciousness in Detroit, 1875-1900.
How did the interplay between class and ethnicity play out within the working class during the Gilded Age? Richard Jules Oestreicher illuminates the immigrant communities, radical politics, worker-employer relationships, and the multiple meanings of workers' affiliations in Detroit at the end of the nineteenth century.
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First published December 1, 1989
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August 16, 2014
Richard J. Oestreicher, Solidarity and Fragmentation; Working People and Class Consciousness in Detroit, 1875-1900 (1986)
1. There was a working class sub-culture of opposition
2. Strikes and marches indicated its existence
3. Its roots lay in W.C. experiences that gave them solidarity to overcome fragmentation
1. There was a working class sub-culture of opposition
2. Strikes and marches indicated its existence
3. Its roots lay in W.C. experiences that gave them solidarity to overcome fragmentation
Displaying 1 of 1 review