Eric Hobsbawm, 1917 – 2012
“Eric Hobsbawm, who died on October 1 at the age of 95, was perhaps the twentieth century’s preeminent historian and a life-long advocate
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Larry Gibson, 1946 – 2012
From Brad Wood, Duke University: At some point you’ve probably heard me talk about Larry Gibson. He was literally the last man standing
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Eugene Genovese, 1930 – 2012
“As a teenager in Brooklyn, New York in the 1940s, Eugene Genovese recruited workers for the Communist Party. Educated at Columbia University, he
Issues of Labor
Labor 9.2 (Summer, 2012)
In This Issue The Common Verse Joan Mazza, “Self-Portrait as a Microbiologist” Contemporary Affairs Robert D. Johnston, “The Madison Moment: Labor Historians as
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The Southern Labor Studies Association is soliciting panels for its (March 7-9) 2013 conference in New Orleans, LA. The conference theme, the “Many
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OAH Announces David Montgomery Book Award Fund — Donate Today
David Montgomery, former president of the Organization of American Historians (1999–2000), passed away in December 2011. David was the Farnam Professor of History
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Last Spring, a group of young people did something that had never been done before in the state of Georgia: they publicly declared
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Housekeepers nationwide need your help. If you’ve ever stayed at a Hyatt and had a good night’s sleep, you have a housekeeper to