Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2026 American Historical Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
AHA 2026 Virtual Exhibit
Category: labor history
Free E-book Giveaway: HARRY BRIDGES
January’s free e-book is here! Check out Harry Bridges: Labor Radical, Labor Legend by Robert W. Cherny before the month is over! The iconic leader of a small but powerful […]
Q&A with the author of DIAMOND AND JUBA
April F. Masten, author of Diamond and Juba: The Raucous World of 19th-Century Challenge Dancing, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]
LAWCHA 2025 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2025 Labor and Working Class History Association conference! Use the promo code LAWCHA25 for 50% off of all books when ordering from our website, […]
2025 Labor History Month Reading List
May is Labor History Month—a celebration of the achievements of American workers and their struggle to get better rights. We are happy to offer a glance at some our most […]
Q&A with the author of PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SOCIAL REFORM
Thomas J. Suhrbur, author of Public Education and Social Reform: A History of the Illinois Education Association, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write […]
OAH 2025 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2025 Organization of American Historians conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
Free E-book Giveaway: A MATTER OF MORAL JUSTICE
February’s free e-book is here! Check out A Matter of Moral Justice: Black Women Laundry Workers and the Fight for Justice by Jenny Carson before the month is over! Like […]
AHA 2025 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2025 American Historical Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
Q&A with the author of THE GREEN NEW DEAL FROM BELOW
Jeremy Brecher, author of The Green New Deal from Below: How Ordinary People Are Building a Just and Climate-Safe Economy, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you […]
Q&A with the author of HISTORY’S ERRATICS
David M. Emmons, author of History’s Erratics: Irish Catholic Dissidents and the Transformation of American Capitalism, 1870-1930, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write […]
Q&A with the author of LEARNING FOR WORK
Connie Goddard, author of Learning for Work: How Industrial Education Fostered Democratic Opportunity, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? The book […]