Status
Available
Pages
xii; 380
Collection
Publication
London ; New York : Verso, 1989.
Description
Our Own Time retells the story of American labor by focusing on the politics of time and the movements for a shorter working day. It argues that the length of the working day has been the central issue for the American labor movement during its most vigorous periods of activity, uniting workers along lines of craft, gender and ethnicity. The authors hold that the workweek is likely again to take on increased significance as workers face the choice between a society based on free time and one based on alienated work and unemployment.
Language
Original publication date
1987
Physical description
xii, 380 p.; 24 cm
ISBN
0860919633 / 9780860919636
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