{"product_id":"a-contest-of-ideas-nelson-lichtenstein-9780252079405","title":"A Contest of Ideas: Capital, Politics and Labor","description":"For more than thirty years Nelson Lichtenstein has deployed his scholarship--on labor, politics, and social thought--to chart the history and prospects of a progressive America. \u003ci\u003eA Contest of Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e collects and updates many of Lichtenstein's most provocative and controversial essays and reviews. \u003cp\u003eThese incisive writings link the fate of the labor movement to the transformations in the shape of world capitalism, to the rise of the civil rights movement, and to the activists and intellectuals who have played such important roles. Tracing broad patterns of political thought, Lichtenstein offers important perspectives on the relationship of labor and the state, the tensions that sometimes exist between a culture of rights and the idea of solidarity, and the rise of conservatism in politics, law, and intellectual life. The volume closes with portraits of five activist intellectuals whose work has been vital to the conflicts that engage the labor movement, public policy, and political culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nelson Lichtenstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 025207940X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252079405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2014","brand":"Nelson Lichtenstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086449488127,"sku":"9780252079405","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a9026e9-5f57-43ab-88b8-3ebd1db03fa7.jpg?v=1769094738","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-contest-of-ideas-nelson-lichtenstein-9780252079405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}