{"product_id":"american-workingclass-literature-an-anthology-9780195144567","title":"American Working-Class Literature: An Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmericas workers have been singing  reciting  performing  telling stories  writing  and publishing for more than three centuries. Ranging from early colonial times to the present  American Working-Class Literature presents more than 300 literary texts that exemplify this tradition. It demonstrates how American working people live  labor  struggle  express themselves  and give meaning to their experiences both inside and outside of the workplace. The only book of its kind  this groundbreaking anthology includes work not only by the industrial proletariat but also by slaves and unskilled workers  by those who work unpaid at home  and by workers in contemporary service industries. As diverse in race  gender  culture  and region as Americas working class itself  the selections represent a wide range of genres including fiction  poetry  drama  memoir  oratory  journalism  letters  oral history  and songs. Works by little-known or anonymous authors are included alongside texts from such acclaimed writers as Frederick Douglass  Upton Sinclair  Tillie Olsen  Philip Levine  Maxine Hong Kingston  and Leslie Marmon Silko. A rich selection of contemporary writing includes Martin Espadas poem \"Alabanza\" about the September 11  2001  attack on the World Trade Center. American Working-Class Literature is organized chronologically into seven sections that highlight key historical and cultural developments in working-class life. The book is enhanced by an editors introduction  section introductions  and individual head notes for each selection that provide biographical and historical context. A timeline of working-class history  rich illustrations  sidebars  reading lists  and a bibliography of critical commentary are also included. This unique volume is ideal for courses in American literature  cultural and working-class studies  and labor history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665811431477,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195144562","price":117.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195144567.jpg?v=1782408179","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/american-workingclass-literature-an-anthology-9780195144567","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}