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Labor and Workplace Issues in Literature
Claudia Durst Johnson
Book Code: GR3286
ISBN: 0-313-33286-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33286-9
208 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 1/30/2006
List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Johnson's book, which is part of Greenwood's Exploring Social Issues through Literature series, quickly brings us back to the literature that heightened public awareness of inhuman, unsafe, and treacherous practices the American labor force faced and still faces....If this volume is any indication, teachers and librarians are given excellent background information to knowledgeably suggest and discuss this genre of literature.
    —Against the Grain     June 2006
Description: The daily newspaper headlines revealing deaths, illnesses, and injuries in the workplace, along with the ongoing decline of workers' rights, make this book an especially timely volume. Included are chapters devoted to such widely read texts as Hard Times, Life in the Iron Mills, Bartleby the Scrivener, The Grapes of Wrath, and several others. Each chapter examines the historical background and plot of the work, and discusses the labor and workplace issues raised by the author. It then overviews the history of these issues since the publication of the work and relates the literary text to modern concerns. The volume discusses such issues as low wages, long hours, workplace dangers, unemployment, sexual harassment, lack of job security or medical care, and the struggle of immigrants. Each chapter closes with topics for research and discussion, along with a list of works for further reading. An introductory essay examines the consequences of the industrial revolution and the economic philosophies central to society. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography. Students in literature and social studies classes will value this helpful guide.
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