{"product_id":"organizing-for-power-building-a-21st-century-labor-movement-in-boston-9781642592771","title":"Organizing for Power: Building a 21st Century Labor Movement in Boston","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoston 's economy has become defined by a disconcerting trend that has intensified throughout much of the United States since the 2008 recession.\u003c\/strong\u003e Economic growth now delivers remarkably few benefits to large sectors of the working class -- a phenomenon that is particularly severe for immigrants, people of color, and women. \u003cem\u003eOrganizing for Power\u003c\/em\u003e explores this nation-wide phenomenon of unshared growth by focusing on Boston, a city that is famously liberal, relatively wealthy, and increasingly difficult for working people (who service the city 's needs) to actually live in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrganizing for Power\u003c\/em\u003e is the only comprehensive analysis of labor and popular mobilizing in Boston today, the volume contributes to a growing body of academic and popular literature that examines urban America, racial and economic inequality, labor and immigration, and the right-wing assault on working people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13359503\"\u003eAviva Chomsky\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13359504\"\u003eSteve Striffler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642592771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642592773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL013000\"\u003eLabor \u0026amp; Industrial Relations\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL040040\"\u003eAmerican Government | Local\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL024000\"\u003ePublic Policy | Economic Policy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAviva Chomsky is professor of history at Salem State University in Massachusetts. Her recent books include \u003cem\u003eThey Take Our Jobs! And 20 Other Myths about Immigration\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eUndocumented: How Immigration Became Illegal\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eA History of the Cuban Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e. She has been active in Latin America solidarity and immigrant rights movements since the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteve Striffler is Director of the Labor Research Center and Professor of Anthropology at UMass Boston\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42669900726509,"sku":"9781642592771","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1055c7e0-b927-469a-9829-1286cc4fff48.jpg?v=1649483653","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/organizing-for-power-building-a-21st-century-labor-movement-in-boston-9781642592771","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}