Title:
Working in the 21st century : an oral history of American work in a time of social and economic transformation
Author:
Publication Date:
2024
Publication Information:
Chicago : Agate, [2024]
©2024
Physical Description:
390 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9781572843332
Abstract:
"From nurses and teachers to wildland firefighters and funeral directors--an intimate, honest, and illuminating collection of interviews that reveal what it's like to work in America at this historic and volatile moment in time"-- Provided by publisher
General Note:
"A Midway book."
Contents:
Introduction: Why I showed up again -- Prologue: At the school of studs -- Part One: Fundamentals. Children -- School -- Community -- Health and safety -- Part two: 'this brave new world'. 'We're in this in-between place' -- 'The boss of me' -- 'This is the United States of America' -- Voice -- Part Three: The pursuit of happiness. 'Making a living' -- 'I made that' -- 'From point A to Point B' -- Food and service -- 'I love this work; I just love it' -- Double duty -- The work of art -- A better world for our children -- Part Four: After work -- Epilogue: Rest -- Acknowledgments -- About the author.
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Language:
English
