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Title: Teaching Labor History in the United States, 1850-2020

Teaching Labor History in the United States, 1850-2020

by Adam I. Attwood (Volume editor)
©2026 Textbook XVI, 268 Pages
Education
Series: Teaching Critical Themes in American History, Volume 9

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Summary

This edited volume explores previously untold or rarely explored stories of labor across the United States from 1850 to 2020. Chapters examine labor history as an interconnected process over time, exploring themes such as unionization, labor rights movements of historically underrepresented populations, the influence of immigrant labor, and the impact of technology on social change. Each chapter presents an academic analysis alongside practical pedagogical strategies, including detailed lesson plans, aimed at middle and high school educators, offering a fresh perspective on the vital role of labor in shaping the United States' past and present.

Details

Pages
XVI, 268
Publication Year
2026
ISBN (Softcover)
9781636678917
Language
English
Keywords
Labor History Teaching Labor History Secondary Education Curriculum American History
Published
New York, Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, Oxford, 2026. XVI, 268 pp., 15 b/w ill., 3 tables.
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Biographical notes

Adam I. Attwood (Volume editor)

Adam I. Attwood (PhD) is Associate Professor in the College of Education at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, achieving his PhD in education with specialization in cultural studies and social thought from Washington State University. He held the Richard B. Kobusch Humanities Chair (2018–2019) at Whitfield School in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2010, he was awarded the Praxis Recognition of Excellence in Social Studies Content Knowledge by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). He is the author of Social Aesthetics and the School Environment: A Case Study of the Chivalric Ethos (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) and co-editor of Teaching the Struggle for Civil Rights, 1977–Present (Peter Lang, 2022).

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