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Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class

Jefferson Cowie

Asserts that the 1970s were the last stand of the American working class, a time when the goals of the New Deal finally faded away to make room for Reaganomics and a widening of the gap between classes.

HistoryAmerican History · medium confidenceAmerican History81 signalsLlm Classifier: American History -> American HistoryOpen Library: United states, economic conditions, 1971-1981 -> BiographyOpen Library: Working class -> Society & CultureClass, Poverty & InequalityRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Francis Parkman Prize2011WinnerSecondary source
J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize2011FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The 1970s were the last stand of the American working class, as New Deal goals faded and Reaganomics took hold, widening the gap between classes.

    Model confidence 78%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 74%.