Study Questions for Brennan, “Latin American Labor History”
What did Spalding and Bergquist’s studies do for the study labor in Latin America?
Working Class Formation (1850-1880)
What explains the little research on labor in the mid-19th century?
For the works noted by Brennan, what do they suggest is needed for future research?
Anarchism, Socialism, and the Patterns of Everyday Life (1880-1930)
What explains the emergence of a class identity among workers between 1880 and 1930?
What does much of the labor historiography of this period focus on? Why?
How has the use of gender as an analytical lens enriched Latin American labor history?
Popular Fronts and Populism (1930-1960)
This period is marked by what Brennan calls the “new Latin American labor history.” What does it miss, according to Brennan?
What does it add?
Why is Daniel James’ book so important for Latin American labor history?
Why is John French’s book also critical?
Why is the populist era a watershed in Latin American labor history?
Revolution, the New Unionism, and Transnationalism (1960-2000)
What are the most important changes affecting Latin American workers in the 1960-2000 period?
How did it play out in Brazil? in Argentina? How do they compare and contrast?
Why is Peter Winn’s book important for this new political history of Latin American workers?
An Alternative Agenda
What does Brennan identify as potential pitfalls for labor history?
What does he suggest for the further development of Latin American labor historical studies?
What did Spalding and Bergquist’s studies do for the study labor in Latin America?
Working Class Formation (1850-1880)
What explains the little research on labor in the mid-19th century?
For the works noted by Brennan, what do they suggest is needed for future research?
Anarchism, Socialism, and the Patterns of Everyday Life (1880-1930)
What explains the emergence of a class identity among workers between 1880 and 1930?
What does much of the labor historiography of this period focus on? Why?
How has the use of gender as an analytical lens enriched Latin American labor history?
Popular Fronts and Populism (1930-1960)
This period is marked by what Brennan calls the “new Latin American labor history.” What does it miss, according to Brennan?
What does it add?
Why is Daniel James’ book so important for Latin American labor history?
Why is John French’s book also critical?
Why is the populist era a watershed in Latin American labor history?
Revolution, the New Unionism, and Transnationalism (1960-2000)
What are the most important changes affecting Latin American workers in the 1960-2000 period?
How did it play out in Brazil? in Argentina? How do they compare and contrast?
Why is Peter Winn’s book important for this new political history of Latin American workers?
An Alternative Agenda
What does Brennan identify as potential pitfalls for labor history?
What does he suggest for the further development of Latin American labor historical studies?