A Living Wage

American Workers and the Making of Consumer Society

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Lawrence B. Glickman

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This volume documents the history of "a living wage", the rallying cry of activists. The labour movement's response to wages shows how American workers negotiated the transition from artisan to consumer, opening up new political possibilities for organized workers and creating contradictions which continue to haunt the labour movement. Workers in the 19th century hoped to become self-employed artisans, rather than permanent "wage-slaves". After the Civil War however, unions redefined working-class identity in consumerist terms and demanded a wage which would reward workers commensurate with their needs as consumers. This consumerist turn in labour ideology also led workers to struggle for shorter hours and union labels. First articulated in the 1870s, the demand for a living wage was voiced increasingly by labour leaders and reformers at the turn of the century. Glickman explores the racial, ethnic and gender implications as white male workers defined themselves in contrast to African-Americans, women, Asians and recent European immigrants. He shows how a historical perspective on the concept of a living wage can inform our understanding of current controversies.

Author Biography:

Lawrence B. Glickman is Professor of History at Cornell University. He is the author of A Living Wage: American Workers and the Making of Consumer Society and the editor of Consumer Society in American History: A Reader, both published by Cornell. His other books are Buying Power: A History of Consumer Activism in America and The Cultural Turn in U.S. History: Past, Present and Future.

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November 11th, 1997

Author

Lawrence B. Glickman

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Pages

240

Dimensions

152x229x24

ISBN-13

9780801433573

Product ID

31149408

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