Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. We remember workers who have organized and fought throughout the labor movement to give workers the protections they have today, and those who continue to fight for equal and fair labor. The following books offer history and analysis of the labor movement and the working class.
Books for Labor Day
By Coll Rowe | August 28 2025 | HistoryLabor StudiesPolitical Science
- Economics > Microeconomics > Urban Economics
- Economics > Principles of Economics > Contemporary Issues
- Anthropology > Cultural and Social Anthropology > Urban Anthropology
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Urban Studies
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Urban Politics
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Sociology
- Social Work > Practice > Community Practice
- Social Work > Social Welfare > Social Welfare Policy
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Social Stratification
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Political Sociology
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Work
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Urban Sociology
- Sociology > Social Problems > Social Problems
- Geography > Human Geography
- Geography > Urban Geography
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Award-winning journalist Jeanne Marie Laskas reveals “enlightening, entertaining, and often poignant” profiles of America’s working class—the forgotten men and women who make our country run.
- History > Period History: U.S. > America in the 21st Century
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Labor History
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Work
- Student Success and Career Development > Career Development > Career Development
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
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A vivid window into the world of working class men set during the Bakken fracking boom in North Dakota.
A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work by leading anthropologist James Suzman.
- Economics > Macroeconomics > Labor Economics
- Anthropology > Cultural and Social Anthropology > Economic Anthropology
- Anthropology > Introduction to Anthropology > Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- Anthropology > Physical Anthropology > Human Ecology
- History > Survey Courses > Western Civilization – Prehistory to Present
- History > Survey Courses > World History – Prehistory to Present
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Labor History
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Work
- Geography > Human Geography
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- Business > General Business > Business and Society
- Business > General Business > Introduction to Business
- Management > Organizational Behavior > Leadership
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > American Government
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Bureaucracy
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > State and Local Government
- Political Science > Public Policy and Public Administration > Introduction to Public Administration
- Political Science > Public Policy and Public Administration > Introduction to Public Policy
- Political Science > Public Policy and Public Administration > Public Personnel Management
- Political Science > Public Policy and Public Administration > Specialized Courses
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Organizations
- Student Success and Career Development > Career Development > Career Development
- Student Success and Career Development > Career Development > Job Search
- Student Success and Career Development > Career Development > Personal and Professional Development
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
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