#ILRpress

ILR Review

@ilrreview.bsky.social

2 days ago

🚨New: Read Stephen Frenkel's review of Anna-Lena Wolf's #unibern new book #ILRpress that uses an #ethnographic lens to show how tea #plantation #workers, #managers and companies think about justice and transgression in the global supply chain.
doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Cornell University Press

@cornellupress.bsky.social

7 months ago

New Books Published in July 2025 See all the new books published in July 2025 by Cornell University Press and its imprints.

Before we kick off August, don't miss out on the lineup of books published in July 2025!

#NewBooks #CornellUniversityPress #ILRPress #NIUPress

View all the latest titles here: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/new-books-pu...

Cornell University Press

@cornellupress.bsky.social

7 months ago

The Hard Work of Hope by Michael Ansara | Paperback | Cornell University Press The Hard Work of Hope takes you into the heady days of 1960s and 1970s activism, chronicling the hopes and strategies of the young people who created the movements that rocked the country.Michael Ansa...

From heartbreak to healing, @michaelansara.bsky.social's THE HARD WORK OF HOPE reminds us that hope isn't just wishful thinking— it's a daily choice and a powerful force for change.

#StudentActivism #Organizing #NewBooks #ILRPress

Available now: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Cornell University Press

@cornellupress.bsky.social

8 months ago

The Hard Work of Hope by Michael Ansara | Paperback | Cornell University Press The Hard Work of Hope takes you into the heady days of 1960s and 1970s activism, chronicling the hopes and strategies of the young people who created the movements that rocked the country.Michael Ansa...

When life knocks you down, hope isn't just a feeling but a practice.

In THE HARD WORK OF HOPE by Michael Ansara, we discover that hope isn't about passively waiting for better days, but actively creating them.

#StudentMovement #Organizers #ILRPress

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Cornell University Press

@cornellupress.bsky.social

10 months ago

Fighting Toxic Ignorance by Alan Derickson | Hardcover | Cornell University Press Fighting Toxic Ignorance explores conflict over access to information regarding health hazards encountered in the US workplace during the first three-quarters of the twentieth century. Alan Derickson....

In FIGHTING TOXIC IGNORANCE, Alan Derickson explores conflict over access to information regarding health hazards encountered in the US workplace during the first three-quarters of the twentieth century.

#ILRPress #NewBooks #WorkplaceHazards

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Cornell University Press

@cornellupress.bsky.social

1 year ago

The Backlist Blog: The Unsung Heroines of Barbara Kingsolver's Holding the Line In this Backlist Blog, we explore how Barbara Kingsolver's Holding the Line unveils women's crucial role in the 1983 Arizona Mine Strike.

HOLDING THE LINE shines a spotlight on an often overlooked chapter of labor history – the 1983 copper mine strike in Arizona and the crucial role women played in it.

#LaborHistory #Strike #ILRPress

Learn more in this edition of the #BacklistBlog: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/unsung-heroi...

Cornell University Press

@cornellupress.bsky.social

1 year ago

What Weber’s Protestant work ethic misses about Americans’ attitudes about work Is the United States the land of an obsessive Protestant work ethic? Claudia Strauss, author of What Work Means, considers this question.

Is the United States the land of an obsessive Protestant (or productivist) work ethic?

Claudia Strauss, author of WHAT WORK MEANS, explores what may be missed in this understanding of Americans’ attitudes about work.

#ILRPress #WorkEthic

Read now: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/protestant-w...