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About the Book

Rick Fantasia is Associate Professor of Sociology at Smith College.

About the Author

and Contemporary American Workers

Table of Contents

"I would rate this book near the top of whatever scales measure importance. Good, strong, first-rate, unusually worthy, original—these are the adjectives that come to my mind."—Kai Erikson, Yale University

"This is a powerful and important book. It will challenge and educate specialists in the areas of the sociology and history of unions and social movements and the sociology of organizations."—Michael Schwartz, SUNY, Stony Brook

Reviews

"I would rate this book near the top of whatever scales measure importance. Good, strong, first-rate, unusually worthy, original—these are the adjectives that come to my mind."—Kai Erikson, Yale University

"This is a powerful and important book. It will challenge and educate specialists in the areas of the sociology and history of unions and social movements and the sociology of organizations."—Michael Schwartz, SUNY, Stony Brook

Awards

  • Award for the Best Book in Collective Behavior and Social Movements 1990, American Sociological Association
  • Sociology of Culture Book Award 1992, American Sociological Association