Books published by University of Illinois Press

Measuring the impact of the Chicago Teachers Union on public education in Chicago

Focusing on the steel works at Duquesne, Pennsylvania, a linchpin of the old Carnegie Steel Company Empire, and then of US Steel, the author demonstrates the pivotal role played by a nonunion form of employee representation. This is a study of the forces that shaped and responded to workers' interests.

Tells the unknown story of the business behind the bands that became an industry.

Explores the growth, impact, and significance of rapidly growing Asian American populations in the American South.