by Sean Wilentz
First published 1984
Sean Wilentz tracks how New York's growing working class reshaped the city's social fabric and political landscape. The author analyzes the cultural shifts that accompanied labor's rise to prominence. He shows how workers organized themselves and challenged existing power structures. The book reveals how class formation influenced everything from neighborhood dynamics to electoral politics. Wilentz documents the ways working people created new institutions and cultural practices. He demonstrates how these changes rippled through New York's broader society. The study offers readers insight into the forces that molded urban America during a period of rapid industrial growth.
Genres: 20th-century, american, labor, 19th-century, american-history
Vibes: historical, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: institutional-critique, social-change
Setting: New York
Period: 19th-Century, 20th-Century
448 pages · Hardcover · Oxford University Press