I Saw it Coming

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Worker Narratives of Plant Closings and Job Loss, Palgrave Studies in Oral History

ISBN: 1403977453
ISBN 13: 9781403977458
Autor: K’Meyer, T/Hart, J
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xi, 185 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.01.2010
Auflage: 1/2010
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: Gebunden

TIMELY: This book will be incredibly relevant given the current state of U.S. economic affairs and the significant rise in job termination and unemploymentAPPEAL BEYOND ACADEMIA: Both scholars and the general population will be equally interested in the comparisons and conclusions that can be drawn from K’Meyer and Hart’s specific example in Kentucky to the state of this issue of job termination and corporate abuse of power in the U.S. as a whole

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Beschreibung

In this book, workers displaced by plant closings in Louisville, Kentucky tell their stories, emphasizing their agency, demanding respect for their skill, casting judgment on business and government for not showing that respect, and revealing a sense of alienation resulting from violation of their values and trust.

Autorenporträt

TRACY E. K'MEYER is Associate Professor in Recent US History and Co-Director of the Oral History Center at the University of Louisville, USA. JOY L. HART is Professor of Communication at the University of Louisville, USA.

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