{"product_id":"workers-on-arrival-joe-william-trotter-9780520299450","title":"Workers on Arrival: Black Labor in the Making of America","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An eloquent and essential correction to contemporary discussions of the American working class.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the ongoing issues of poverty, health, housing and employment to the recent upsurge of lethal police-community relations, the black working class stands at the center of perceptions of social and racial conflict today. Journalists and public policy analysts often discuss the black poor as \"consumers\" rather than \"producers,\" as \"takers\" rather than \"givers,\" and as \"liabilities\" instead of \"assets.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In his engrossing new history, \u003ci\u003eWorkers on Arrival\u003c\/i\u003e, Joe William Trotter, Jr. refutes these perceptions by charting the black working class's vast contributions to the making of America. Covering the last four hundred years since Africans were first brought to Virginia in 1619, Trotter traces black workers' complicated journey from the transatlantic slave trade through the American Century to the demise of the industrial order in the 21st century. At the center of this compelling, fast-paced narrative are the actual experiences of these African American men and women. A dynamic and vital history of remarkable contributions despite repeated setbacks, \u003ci\u003eWorkers on Arrival \u003c\/i\u003eexpands our understanding of America's economic and industrial growth, its cities, ideas, and institutions, and the real challenges confronting black urban communities today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe William Trotter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520299450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520299450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019","brand":"Joe William Trotter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045646692607,"sku":"9780520299450","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d73d9c35-ca3c-4d97-bbdd-38b0a4f923f3.jpg?v=1684979912","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/workers-on-arrival-joe-william-trotter-9780520299450","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}