The first comprehensive analysis of work and the workforce in the United States, from the Industrial Revolution to the era of globalization.

* 256 A-Z entries on topics ranging from Amazon.com to income gaps and wages

* An impressive array of expert contributors representing labor history, labor economics, labor law, welfare and social policy, human resource management, women's history, media studies, political science, workforce development, and employment policy

* Extensive historiography of U.S. labor and industrial relations

* End-of-entry bibliographies of references for further research