The aristocracy of labor : the position of skilled craftsmen in the American class structure
1973, First Edition. London : Cambridge University Press. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. POS to FFEP. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages; Physical description: x, 208p. ; 24cm. Subjects: Artisans - Rhode Island - United States. Craftsmen - Social status - United States - Study regions, Rhode Island - Providence. Skilled labor - United States. Summary: Cambridge studies in sociology ; 7. Summary: An analysis of change in the middle levels of the American class structure ... The author's central conclusion is that class barriers are not breaking down in American society at the present time - that large numbers of blue collar workers are not becoming absorbed into the middle class. Rather, it is suggested, craftsmen are in a class by themselves, isolated both from the traditional working class and the established middle class. Item #190976
ISBN: 0521098254
Price: €16.95