Picture 1 of 1
Gallery
Picture 1 of 1
Have one to sell?
Anaconda: Labor, Community, and Culture in Montana's Smelter City
by Mercier, Laurie | PB | Good
US $12.51
Condition:
“Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, ”... Read moreabout condition
Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
- Buy It NowAnaconda: Labor, Community, and Culture in Montana's Smelter City
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Shipping:
Free Economy Shipping.
Estimated between Fri, Jul 25 and Tue, Jul 29 to 94104
Located in: Aurora, Illinois, United States
Returns:
30 days returns. Seller pays for return shipping.
Payments:
Special financing available. See terms and apply now- for PayPal Credit, opens in a new window or tab
Earn up to 5x points when you use your eBay Mastercard®. Learn moreabout earning points with eBay Mastercard
Shop with confidence
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:376052030799
Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780252069888
- Book Title
- Anaconda : Labor, Community, and Culture in Montana's Smelter City
- Book Series
- Working Class in American History Ser.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Item Length
- 9.1 in
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.5 in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
- Topic
- Mining, United States / 20th Century, Sociology / General, Economic Conditions, Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades
- Item Weight
- 17.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 328 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
ISBN-10
0252069889
ISBN-13
9780252069888
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1846432
Product Key Features
Book Title
Anaconda : Labor, Community, and Culture in Montana's Smelter City
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Mining, United States / 20th Century, Sociology / General, Economic Conditions, Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Book Series
Working Class in American History Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-012583
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
" Anaconda is a splendid study of one of the most neglected topics in western history. In richly textured prose laced with the voices of dozens of Anacondans, Laurie Mercier reveals the intricate twinings of gender and class that enabled this working-class community to resist the conservative and confining ideologies of cold war America. This is a work that will help rewrite post-World War II western history."--Mary Murphy, author of Mining Cultures: Men, Women, and Leisure in Butte, 1914-41, "In Laurie Mercier's Anaconda, the smelter city once called the 'City of Whispers' rings with the voices of working people whose community unionism contested corporate control and whose memories challenge corporate history. Subtle, sophisticated, passionately human, Anaconda recasts in local textures the opposing claims of class, capital, and gender in the cold war West."--Elizabeth Jameson, author of All That Glitters: Class, Conflict, and Community in Cripple Creek, "An important and evocative story of community unionism, the values of solidarity and mutual support, and the creative agency of men and women working together and, at times, against one another in making a living and a life. . . . The seamlessness with which Mercier weaves the tensions and possibilities of gender, class, ethnic and labor relations into the larger community story is particularly impressive."--Janet L. Finn, Oregon Historical Quarterly, "Mercier's Anaconda demonstrates the great potential of a community study-- she respectfully probes the bonds and divisions of a vibrant town and in the process places Anaconda within a broader regional and national framework."-- Journal of American History, "With painstaking attention to ethnic, gender, and class dynamics, and utilizing rich archival and oral history sources, Laurie Mercier has produced a finely written and richly excavated study of the century-long relationship between the powerful Anaconda Copper Mining Company (ACM) and the local working-class community it helped create."-- Indiana Magazine of History, "Carefully written and well-researched. . . . A vital and much-needed contribution to the postwar fields of labor, western, and gender history. Mercier has skillfully blended together these areas of study to present readers with an informative and engaging work." -- Thomas A. Krainz, Montana Reviews"Offers an important and evocative story of community unionism, the values of solidarity and mutual support, and the creative agency of men and women working together and, at times, against one another in making a living and a life. . . . The seamlessness with which Mercier weaves the tensions and possibilities of gender, class, ethnic and labor relations into the larger community story is particularly impressive." -- Janet L. Finn, Oregon Historical Quarterly"Mercier's Anaconda demonstrates the great potential of a community study- she respectfully probes the bonds and divisions of a vibrant town and in the process places Anaconda within a broader regional and national framework." -- David Igler, The Journal of American History"With painstaking attention to ethnic, gender, and class dynamics, and utilizing rich archival and oral history sources, Laurie Mercier has produced a finely written and richly excavated study of the century-long relationship between the powerful Anaconda Copper Mining Company (ACM) and the local working-class community it helped create." --Indiana Magazine of HistoryADVANCE PRAISE:"In Laurie Mercier's Anaconda, the smelter city once called the 'City of Whispers' rings with the voices of working people whose community unionism contested corporate control and whose memories challenge corporate history. Subtle, sophisticated, passionately human, Anaconda recasts in local textures the opposing claims of class, capital, and gender in the cold war West."-- Elizabeth Jameson, author of All That Glitters: Class, Conflict, and Community in Cripple Creek"Anaconda is a splendid study of one of the most neglected topics in western history. In richly textured prose laced with the voices of dozens of Anacondans, Laurie Mercier reveals the intricate twinings of gender and class that enabled this working-class community to resist the conservative and confining ideologies of cold war America. This is a work that will help rewrite post-World War II western history."-- Mary Murphy, author of Mining Cultures: Men, Women, and Leisure in Butte, 1914-41, Winner of the Clark C. Spence Award, the Mining History Association, 2004. "An important and evocative story of community unionism, the values of solidarity and mutual support, and the creative agency of men and women working together and, at times, against one another in making a living and a life. . . . The seamlessness with which Mercier weaves the tensions and possibilities of gender, class, ethnic and labor relations into the larger community story is particularly impressive."--Janet L. Finn, Oregon Historical Quarterly, "Carefully written and well-researched. . . . A vital and much-needed contribution to the postwar fields of labor, western, and gender history. Mercier has skillfully blended together these areas of study to present readers with an informative and engaging work." -- Thomas A. Krainz,Montana Reviews"Offers an important and evocative story of community unionism, the values of solidarity and mutual support, and the creative agency of men and women working together and, at times, against one another in making a living and a life. . . . The seamlessness with which Mercier weaves the tensions and possibilities of gender, class, ethnic and labor relations into the larger community story is particularly impressive." -- Janet L. Finn,Oregon Historical Quarterly"Mercier'sAnacondademonstrates the great potential of a community study- she respectfully probes the bonds and divisions of a vibrant town and in the process places Anaconda within a broader regional and national framework." -- David Igler,The Journal of American History"With painstaking attention to ethnic, gender, and class dynamics, and utilizing rich archival and oral history sources, Laurie Mercier has produced a finely written and richly excavated study of the century-long relationship between the powerful Anaconda Copper Mining Company (ACM) and the local working-class community it helped create." --Indiana Magazine of HistoryADVANCE PRAISE: "In Laurie Mercier's Anaconda, the smelter city once called the 'City of Whispers' rings with the voices of working people whose community unionism contested corporate control and whose memories challenge corporate history. Subtle, sophisticated, passionately human, Anaconda recasts in local textures the opposing claims of class, capital, and gender in the cold war West." -- Elizabeth Jameson, author of All That Glitters: Class, Conflict, and Community in Cripple Creek "Anaconda is a splendid study of one of the most neglected topics in western history. In richly textured prose laced with the voices of dozens of Anacondans, Laurie Mercier reveals the intricate twinings of gender and class that enabled this working-class community to resist the conservative and confining ideologies of cold war America. This is a work that will help rewrite post-World War II western history." -- Mary Murphy, author of Mining Cultures: Men, Women, and Leisure in Butte, 1914-41
Dewey Decimal
978.6/87
Synopsis
Laurie Mercier's look at "community unionism" examines the distinctive culture of cooperation and activism fostered by residents in Anaconda, Montana, home to the world's largest copper smelter and the namesake of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. Mercier depicts the vibrant life of the smelter city at full steam, incorporating the candid commentary of the locals ("the company furnished three pair of leather gloves . . . and all the arsenic [dust] you could eat"). During five decades of devoted unionism, locals embraced an "alternative Americanism" that championed improved living standards for working people as the best defense against communism. Mercier also explores how gender limits on women's political, economic, and social roles shaped the nature and outcome of labor struggles, and traces how union rivalries, environmental concerns, and the 1980 closing of the Anaconda smelter transformed the town. A fascinating portrait of how community molds working class consciousness, Anaconda offers important insights about the changing nature of working class culture and collective action., Laurie Mercier's hard-hitting study of ''community unionism'' examines the tenacity of union loyalty and communal values within the confines of a one-industry town: Anaconda, Montana, home to the world's largest copper smelter and the namesake of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. Mercier depicts the vibrant life of the smelter city at full ......, Mercier depicts the vibrant life of the smelter city at full steam, incorporating the candid, sometimes wry commentary of the locals ("the company furnished three pair of leather gloves . . . and all the arsenic dust] you could eat"). She documents the early history of the town and the distinctive culture of cooperation and activism that residents fostered in the 1930s and 1940s. Ultimately, their solidarity and discontent with the company converged in the successful 1934 strike and sustained five decades of devoted unionism. During the cold war years, Anacondans held to their communal values and to unions in the face of antilabor and anticommunist pressures, embracing an "alternative Americanism" that championed improved living standards for working people, rather than unlimited corporate power, as the best defense against communism. Mercier chronicles the bitter struggle between two rival unions--the anticommunist United Steelworkers of America and the red-tainted International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers--that undercut the town's labor solidarity in the postwar years. She also explores how gender definitions--especially the male breadwinner ideology and the limits placed on women's political, economic, and social roles--shaped the nature and outcome of labor struggles. Mercier carries her investigation through the closing of the smelter in 1980, covering debates over the environment and the community's transformation into a deindustrialized, nonunion town. Underscoring the role of the community in molding working-class consciousness, Anaconda offers important insights about the changing nature of working-class culture and the real potential for collective action under the midday sun of American industrial capitalism.
LC Classification Number
HD8039.M72U667 2001
Item description from the seller
Seller feedback (5,685,893)
- c***m (410)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseWOW!; I cannot believe this 3 Days to Hawaii! ; AAA+++; Excellent Service; Great Pricing; Fast Delivery-Faster Than Expected to Hawaii!; Shipped 05/05, Mon, Received 05/08, Thu to Hawaii using free shipping; USPS Ground Mail, Book in Excellent Condition--Better Than Described ; TLC Packaging; Excellent Seller Communication, Sends updates . Highly Recommended!, Thank you very much!
- a***r (375)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchasei am so happy to have every book of this series! the price of the book & the shipping is very reasonable! the book was as described & was in excellent condition! it was shipped quickly & arrived quickly! the books are always packaged carefully so they arrived undamaged! the communication from the sellers is always excellent--they go out of their way for excellent customer service! i have been a repeat customer from this seller & always will be! this seller is the best bookseller on ebay!
- l***b (331)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchase5 STARS on ALL aspects... ITEM AS DESCRIBED - 5 STARS... PACKAGING & SHIPPING - 5 STARS... VALUE OF ITEM RECEIVED - 5 STARS... COMMUNICATION - 5 STARS. Would highly recommend this seller to all Ebay buyers without any reservations. Thanks again for your business with BB812, and we do appreciate your care and consideration of our offer. HAPPY EBAY LIFE !!!
More to explore :
- Art & Culture Nonfiction Culture Fiction & Nonfiction Books,
- Cultural Studies Textbooks,
- Art & Culture Nonfiction Books & Fiction Books,
- Nonfiction Culture Fiction & Nonfiction Books,
- Art & Culture Nonfiction Fiction & Nonfiction Books,
- Art & Culture Nonfiction Books Fiction & in Chinese,
- Art & Culture Nonfiction Coloring Books Books,
- Art & Culture Nonfiction Books Hardcover Books,
- Art & Culture Nonfiction Books Fiction & Graphic Arts,
- Art & Culture Nonfiction Artists Fiction & Nonfiction Books
Seller feedback (5,685,893)
- c***m (410)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseWOW!; I cannot believe this 3 Days to Hawaii! ; AAA+++; Excellent Service; Great Pricing; Fast Delivery-Faster Than Expected to Hawaii!; Shipped 05/05, Mon, Received 05/08, Thu to Hawaii using free shipping; USPS Ground Mail, Book in Excellent Condition--Better Than Described ; TLC Packaging; Excellent Seller Communication, Sends updates . Highly Recommended!, Thank you very much!
- a***r (375)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchasei am so happy to have every book of this series! the price of the book & the shipping is very reasonable! the book was as described & was in excellent condition! it was shipped quickly & arrived quickly! the books are always packaged carefully so they arrived undamaged! the communication from the sellers is always excellent--they go out of their way for excellent customer service! i have been a repeat customer from this seller & always will be! this seller is the best bookseller on ebay!
- l***b (331)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchase5 STARS on ALL aspects... ITEM AS DESCRIBED - 5 STARS... PACKAGING & SHIPPING - 5 STARS... VALUE OF ITEM RECEIVED - 5 STARS... COMMUNICATION - 5 STARS. Would highly recommend this seller to all Ebay buyers without any reservations. Thanks again for your business with BB812, and we do appreciate your care and consideration of our offer. HAPPY EBAY LIFE !!!