Course Catalog - 2005-2006

     

HIST 428 - COMPARATIVE LABOR HISTORY

Long Title: COMPARATIVE LABOR HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Seminar on the history of work and politics among free wage laborers in the Americas in the 19th and 20th centuries. Incorporates studies of workers' experiences during the process of industrialization and urbanization; analyses of the creation of unions and progressive political movements; and study of class, gender, and race.