I completely agree with David what depressing readings! It was interesting to read the Cebul piece and see the initial choices that would eventually lead to the Professional-Managerial Class as well as to this […]
I really enjoyed Judith Stein’s “Conflict, Change, and Economic Policy in the Long 1970s,” I think it is incredibly well researched and very detailed in the ways it explains the changing tide of economic thought […]
I did the readings in a nonsensical order this week, I ended up reading Cowie’s “The Long Exception” last which gave me an interesting perspective. And while I agree with most/all of Winant’s critique about the […]
I agree with a lot of the above analysis, I did find the chapter somewhat tedious, and that the focus on data can hide the truth of human patterns, similar to the issue I had with Fligstein’s article.
Across all of the readings this week, I got a sense that the 1950’s labor culture was one of a fight for stability, which is understandable in contrast to the Great Depression and World War II. Both the […]
In Isabel Wilkerson’s “The Warmth of Other Suns,” we read a narrative retelling of the lived experience of those who were part of the Great Migration. She begins by explaining that this event is greatly […]
I agree with Jordan’s analysis of Charles Postel’s piece “The American Populist and Anti-Populist Legacy.” Postel gives a solid background to the origin of the People’s Party and the term “populism” which has bee […]
While I agree with both Chris and Jay that Karuka’s book gave a very interesting and specific insight on the way American westward colonialism and railroad building subjugated both Native Americans and Chinese […]
Chris provides a well-structured summary of DuBois’s history and analysis of slave labor and the Civil War. It is true that much of DuBois’ argument describes the ways in which slave labor undercuts all forms of […]
I agree with both Jay and Sean that Chant’s Democratic is a thorough, well researched, and comprehensive history of early New York City artisans. The way Wilentz was able to weave definitions of the differing […]
Like my colleagues have said this week’s readings gave different interpretations about the beginnings of capitalism in the US. The Parisot essay is a more historical account of specific instances where capitalism […]
