A wide-ranging cultural and political history that will forever redefine a misunderstood decade; Stayin’ Alive is prize-winning historian Jefferson Cowie’s remarkable account of how working-class America hit the rocks in the political and economic upheavals of the 1970s. In this edgy and incisive book—part political intrigue; part labor history; with large doses of American music; film and television lore—Cowie; with “an ear for the power and poetry of vernacular speech†(Cleveland Plain Dealer); reveals America’s fascinating path from rising incomes and optimism of the New Deal to the widening economic inequalities and dampened expectations of the present.Winner of the 2011 Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians for the Best Book on American HistoryWinner of the 2011 Merle Curti Prize from the Organization of American Historians for the Best Book in American Social HistoryWinner of the 2011 Labor History Best Book PrizeWinner of the 2011 Best Book Award from the United Association for Labor Education
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. ... prominent leaders in our country who believed in this horrible idea of a perfect nation by promoting their proud ...By Shirley A PaulThe story was very disturbing to know there were prominent leaders in our country who believed in thishorrible idea of a perfect nation by promoting their proud and selfish solutions. on the unfortunate and poorpeople. Neither me or my friends knew we had this terrible thinking in this country's past.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. /state government agencies treated human beings like that. Following the legal intricacies in detailBy Bob V.Stunning bit of history. How tragic that U. S./state government agencies treated human beings like that. Following the legal intricacies in detail; Cohen also retains human profiles of characters--those wielding their power and their bigotry; and those who were their victims. Eye-opening!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A thought provoking bookBy patIts shocking when you learn that our Supreme Court acted in such a horrendous manner. It makes you look at these learned; important very differently after reading this book. I don't have them quite as high up on a pedestal anymore. They are capable of horrendous lack of good judgment.
