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I Saw it Coming

eBook - Worker Narratives of Plant Closings and Job Loss, Palgrave Studies in Oral History

Erschienen am 21.12.2009, Auflage: 1/2009
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ISBN/EAN: 9780230102262
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 0 S., 1.16 MB
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Beschreibung

In this book, workers displaced by plant closings in Louisville, Kentucky tell their stories, emphasizing their agency, demanding respect for their skill, casting judgment on business and government for not showing that respect, and revealing a sense of alienation resulting from violation of their values and trust.

Autorenportrait

TRACY E. K'MEYER is Associate Professor in Recent US History and Co-Director of the Oral History Center at the University of Louisville, USA.JOY L. HART is Professor of Communication at the University of Louisville, USA.

Inhalt

'This Plant's Going to be There Forever' 'The Dangers of Some of the Jobs was Unreal' 'I Knew that Factory Wasn't Going to Last' 'I was Overjoyed, I was Sad, I was Hurt' 'There's No Such Thing as Job Security Anymore'

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