Liberating Memory: Our Work and Our Working-Class Consciousness - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813521211 ISBN 13: 9780813521213

Publisher: Rutgers University Press, 1994

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Editor Zandy has collected essays, poems, and stories from 25 contributors who share their experiences as members of the working class. Central to the book is the rejection of the notion that being working class is something to overcome. The writers find great strength and value in this class, even though many of the writers have, admittedly, left it. Some reveal a fair amount of anger, mostly over the way the upper and middle classes treat them. They fight the dehumanizing forces of repetitive, boring, and often dangerous work. During the Vietnam War, they did not have the option of a college deferment. But they are rarely self-pitying, often quite ironic and humorous. The language and voice of the working class live in this book, and the depth and complexity of both are reminders of how important these people are to our society. Brian McCombie

Edition details

• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813521211
• ISBN 13: 9780813521213
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Zandy Janet