Robert W. Cherny, author of Harry Bridges: Labor Radical, Labor Legend, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: Why did you decide […]
Q&A with Robert W. Cherny, author of HARRY BRIDGES
Category: labor history
AHA 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 American Historical Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
University Press Week: What Author is #NextUP on Your List?
As University Press Week enters its second decade of celebrating excellence in university press publishing, Next UP has been chosen as the theme for this year’s event. The theme highlights the dedicated […]
DREAM BOOKS AND GAMBLERS has been awarded a grant from Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund
We are pleased to announce that Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund has awarded a grant to support publication of the book Dream Books and Gamblers: Black Women’s […]
Q&A with Megan Birk, Author of The Fundamental Institution
Megan Birk, author of The Fundamental Institution: Poverty, Social Welfare, and Agriculture in American Poor Farms, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her book. Q: […]
AHA 2022 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press’s virtual exhibit for the 2022 American Historical Association annual meeting. Please step inside our virtual booth and browse new books, journals, author interviews, […]
Q&A With Jason Resnikoff, Author of Labor’s End
Jason Resnikoff, author of Labor’s End: How the Promise of Automation Degraded Work, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his book. Q: Why did you […]
Joshua Hollands Wins 2021 Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation
We’re pleased to announce that Joshua Hollands has won the Labor and Working-Class History Association’s 2020 Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation for his project “Work and Sexuality in […]
LAWCHA Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the 2021 virtual exhibit for the Labor and Working-Class History Association! Enjoy our extensive representation of labor history in our books, blog posts, and more. From May 20– […]
Q&A with Matthew E. Stanley, Author of Grand Army of Labor
Matthew E. Stanley, author of Grand Army of Labor: Workers, Veterans, and the Meaning of the Civil War recently answered some questions about his new book. Q: Why did you […]
Q&A with Dana M. Caldemeyer, Author of Union Renegades
Dana M. Caldemeyer, author of Union Renegades: Miners, Capitalism, and Organizing in the Gilded Age answers questions about her influences, discoveries, and common misconceptions while writing her book. Q: Why […]
Celebrating Alice Kessler-Harris and welcoming Thavolia Glymph to the WCAH series
This month the Working Class in American History series is saying farewell to Alice Kessler-Harris, who is retiring from the series after 35 years, as well as welcoming Thavolia Glymph […]