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As part of Roosevelt's New Deal programme of the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided relief jobs to millions of Americans. One facet of the WPA was the hiring of men and women to document the history and folklore of America so as to capture the "soul” of the nation. The vivid accounts in Men at Work illuminate the meaning of work during a time when jobs were scarce and manual labour highly valued.

Produktbeschreibung
As part of Roosevelt's New Deal programme of the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided relief jobs to millions of Americans. One facet of the WPA was the hiring of men and women to document the history and folklore of America so as to capture the "soul” of the nation. The vivid accounts in Men at Work illuminate the meaning of work during a time when jobs were scarce and manual labour highly valued.
Autorenporträt
Matthew Basso is an assistant professor of history and gender studies, and director of the American West Center at the University of Utah. He is a coeditor of Across the Great Divide: Cultures of Manhood in the American West.