Books Archive - University of Pittsburgh Press

Pittsburgh Surveyed

Social Science and Social Reform in the Early Twentieth Century

Edited By Maurine Greenwald, Margo Anderson

From 1909-1914 the Pittsburgh Survey brought together statisticans, social workers, engineers, lawyers, physicians, economists, and city planners to study the effects of industrialization on the city of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Surveyed examines the accuracy and the impact of the influential Pittsburgh Survey, emphasizing its role in the social reform movement of the early twentieth century.

The Steel Workers

By John Fitch

The Steel Workers remains a readable and timeless account of labor conditions in the early years of the steel industry. An introduction by the noted historian Roy Lubove places the book in political and historical context.

Who Says?

Working-Class Rhetoric, Class Consciousness, and Community

Edited By William DeGenaro

Scholars of rhetoric, composition, and communications analyze how discourse is used to construct working-class identities. The essays connect working-class identity to issues of race, gender, and sexuality, among others.

Enduring Reform

Progressive Activism and Private Sector Responses in Latin America's Democracies

Edited By Jeffrey W. Rubin, Vivienne Bennett

This edited collection examines the connections between the new face of progressive, civil reform in Latin America and new kinds of openness to reform on the part of the private sector. It is the first to focus on the response of business to reform efforts arising from civil society.