Coalitions Across the Class Divide : Lessons from the Labor, Peace, and Environmental Movements.

Cover -- COALITIONS ACROSS THE CLASS DIVIDE -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- PART I The Class Divide -- 1. The Progressive Logjam -- 2. Coalition Democracy and Class Politics: An Overview -- PART II Why the Conflict? -- 3· Battles over Old Growth: The Problem of Multiple Interests -- 4· When Classes Meet: Class-Cultural Lenses -- PART III Historical Context -- 5· History Hangs in the Balance: Peace and Labor Relations -- 6. The Political Moment: Opportunities for Coalitions -- PART IV Coalitions in Practice -- 7. Coalition Organizing -- 8. Learning in Coalitions -- 9. Bridge Builders: Agents of Reconciliation -- 10. Finding a Common Language -- Conclusion: Prospects for a Working- and Middle-Class Alliance -- Appendix: Research Methods -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Too often struggles for jobs and economic justice have been divided from social goals such as peace or protecting the environment. How do we create an economy where both the process and product of work serve life-sustaining goals? Coalitions across.

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