Andrea Ringer, the author of Circus World: Roustabouts, Animals, and the Work of Putting on the Big Show, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to […]
Q&A with the author of CIRCUS WORLD
Category: labor history
Q&A with the editors of A DAVID MONTGOMERY READER
Shelton Stromquist and James R. Barrett, the editors of A David Montgomery Reader: Essays on Capitalism and Worker Resistance, answers questions on their new book. Q: Why did you decide […]
Q&A with the author of SAN FRANCISCO REDS
Robert W. Cherny, the author of San Francisco Reds: Communists in the Bay Area, 1919-1958, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]
2024 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 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 […]