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 […]
2024 Labor History Month Reading List
Category: labor history
Q&A with the author of COUNTERFEITING LABOR’S VOICE
Mark A. Lause, the author of Counterfeiting Labor’s Voice: William A. A. Carsey and the Shaping of American Reform Politics, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you […]
OAH 2024 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2024 Organization of American Historians conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
Free E-book Giveaway: FOR A JUST AND BETTER WORLD
April’s free e-book is here! Check out For a Just and Better World: Engendering Anarchism in the Mexican Borderlands, 1900-1938 by Sonia Hernández before the month is over! Caritina Piña […]
Q&A with the authors of THE PARADOX OF CONNECTION
The authors of The Paradox of Connection: How Digital Media Is Transforming Journalistic Labor, answers questions on their new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? As […]
Q&A with Leta E. Miller, author of UNION DIVIDED
Leta E. Miller, author of Union Divided: Black Musicians’ Fight for Labor Equality, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? The story […]
Q&A with Robert Bruno, author of WHAT WORK IS
Robert Bruno, author of What Work Is, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I discovered the poetry of Phillip Levine. His […]
Q&A with the editors of CONTINGENT FACULTY AND THE REMAKING OF HIGHER EDUCATION
The editors of Contingent Faculty and the Remaking of Higher Education: A Labor History, answer questions on their new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? As […]
AHA 2024 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 […]
Q&A with Tariq D. Khan, author of THE REPUBLIC SHALL BE KEPT CLEAN
Tariq D. Khan, author of The Republic Shall Be Kept Clean: How Settler Colonial Violence Shaped Antileft Repression, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to […]
Q&A with Ethel Tungohan, author of CARE ACTIVISM
Ethel Tungohan, author of Care Activism: Migrant Domestic Workers, Movement-Building, and Communities of Care, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I […]
Q&A with Paul A. Shackel, author of THE RUINED ANTHRACITE
Paul A. Shackel, author of The Ruined Anthracite: Historical Trauma in Coal-Mining Communities, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Over a […]