The American Worker on Film

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Abbreviations     
Preface     
Introduction: From Tom Joad to Joe the Plumber (or, The Working Class of 2008)     

PART ONE. 1909-1940
1. Reform and Revolution: The Progressive Era and D.W. Griffith     
2. Man, Machine, Apparatus: Modern Times     
3. The Promised Land (or, Many Will Enter, Few Will Win): The Grapes of Wrath     

PART TWO. 1941-1956
4. Rally 'Round the Flag: Hollywood, Labor, World War II, and the Cold War     
5. In Praise of the Individual: On the Waterfront     

PART THREE. 1957-1979
6. The Union Label: F.I.S.T     
7. American Nightmare: Blue Collar     
8. The Dignity of Labor (and Intellectuals): Norma Rae     

PART FOUR. 1980-1999
9. Labor Learns Its Place: Gung Ho     
10. Requiem for the Worker: Matewan     
11. White Collar Revolt: Office Space     

Conclusion: Whither the Working Class?     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index