Paul Zarembka wrote:
Michael,
Thanks for replying. I have an old edition of the book when Dulles was
the only author (my edition is 1966). It seemed to me to have an
anti-communist subtext, seemed to use "the public" against worker
strikes, and seemed concerned about the 'ethics' of sit-down strikes,
etc. In other words, the book seemed pretty 'establishment' or
'mainstream'.
Do you find this to be still the case? or is the late, modern edition
worth looking into? Anyone else with an opinion?
Paul, the current edition is the same as you describe for the 1966
edition. Dubofsky is mainstream and he hasn't changed the book's focus.
I wasn't sure, from your message, what exactly you were looking for. I
took the request for a "textbook" to mean something written by an
academic historian. In that case there seems to be only two choices: the
old labor history and the new labor history.
I think "Labor's Untold Story" by Richard Boyer and Herbert Morais is
the best single book for undergraduates on the history of the labor
movement, but it's now out of print (although there are still many used
copies for sale on the internet book sites). I've not taught labor
history from a single book in a very long time.
Sorry I can't be more help.
Michael
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