Whose Detroit?
politics, labor, and race in a modern American city
Thompson, Heather Ann
1963-
creator
text
bibliography
nyu
Ithaca
Cornell University Press
2001
monographic
eng
viii, 295 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Introduction -- Beyond racial polarization: political complexity in the city and labor movement of the 1950s -- Optimism and crisis in the new liberal metropolis -- Driving desperation on the auto shop floor -- Citizens, politicians, and the escalating war for Detroit's civic future -- Workers, officials, and the escalating war for Detroit's labor future -- From battles on city streets to clashes in the courtroom -- From fights for union office to wildcats in the workplace -- Urban realignment and labor retrenchment: an end to Detroit's war at home -- Conclusion: civic transformation and labor movement decline in postwar urban America -- Epilogue.
Heather Ann Thompson.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-277) and index.
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