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American
American history
Author_Jeremy Brecher
Brass Valley
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Connecticut Naugatuck Valle
deindustrialization
democracy
democratization
economic
economy
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factory workers
globalization
history
housewives
labor
labor studies
organizers
parishioners
powerlessness
working class
Product details
- ISBN 9780252078064
- Weight: 399g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 May 2011
- Publisher: University of Illinois Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Providing incisive commentary on the historical and contemporary American working class experience, Banded Together: Economic Democratization in the Brass Valley documents a community's efforts to rebuild and revitalize itself in the aftermath of deindustrialization. Through powerful oral histories and other primary sources, Jeremy Brecher tells the story of a group of average Americans--factory workers, housewives, parishioners, and organizers--who tried to create a democratic alternative to the economic powerlessness caused by the closing of factories in the Connecticut Naugatuck Valley region during the 1970s and 1980s. This volume focuses on grassroots organization, democratically controlled enterprises, and supportive public policies, providing examples from the Naugatuck Valley Project community-alliance that remain relevant to the economic problems of today and tomorrow. Drawing on more than a hundred interviews with Project leaders, staff, and other knowledgeable members of the local community, Brecher illustrates how the Naugatuck Valley Project served as a vehicle for community members to establish greater control over their economic lives.
Jeremy Brecher is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, historian, activist, and writer. His other books include Strike! and Globalization from Below: The Power of Solidarity. He lives in western Connecticut.
