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# Making a New Deal: Industrial Workers in Chicago, 1919–1939 (Canto Classics)

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Review: How Workers Made a New Deal in Chicago - Lizabeth Cohen's Making a New Deal is a deep examination of how Chicago industrial workers from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds were able to unite during the Great Depression and New Deal. Cohen has written a massive sprawling narrative that leaves little un-turned about Chicago Industrial Workers from 1919 to 1939 showing how the diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds kept workers divided in a post-WWI economy inflamed by the very companies they worked for and how by the New Deal workers were able to put aside those differences to unite for better working conditions overall. Cohen is able to weave how these workers lived in their community, turned to their communities in times of need, isolated themselves and how they interacted with mass media and how industrialists were able to foster a united worker community at work through welfare-capitalism and eventually how Immigrants and African Americans began to participate in national politics by voting for the Democratic party at every level, local/city, state and federal. Overall, Cohen shows how the New Deal was made possible by the workers at the ground level. Cohen's book is a must read for anyone interested in the history of Chicago, the New Deal and labor rights.
Review: A great view of how early American cities moved from local - A great view of how early American cities moved from local, ethnic based social networks to more governmental support systems. Also gives a great inside view using Chicago as its case study as to what an urban space looked like and how that space changed and developed based on the role of industry, unions, and the population within those spaces.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,040,366 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #404 in Labor & Industrial Relations (Books) #453 in Labor & Industrial Economic Relations (Books) #12,567 in U.S. State & Local History |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (63) |
| Dimensions  | 5.45 x 1.28 x 8.51 inches |
| Edition  | 2nd |
| ISBN-10  | 1107431794 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1107431799 |
| Item Weight  | 1.74 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 566 pages |
| Publication date  | December 7, 2014 |
| Publisher  | Cambridge University Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ How Workers Made a New Deal in Chicago
*by E***P on April 10, 2025*

Lizabeth Cohen's Making a New Deal is a deep examination of how Chicago industrial workers from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds were able to unite during the Great Depression and New Deal. Cohen has written a massive sprawling narrative that leaves little un-turned about Chicago Industrial Workers from 1919 to 1939 showing how the diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds kept workers divided in a post-WWI economy inflamed by the very companies they worked for and how by the New Deal workers were able to put aside those differences to unite for better working conditions overall. Cohen is able to weave how these workers lived in their community, turned to their communities in times of need, isolated themselves and how they interacted with mass media and how industrialists were able to foster a united worker community at work through welfare-capitalism and eventually how Immigrants and African Americans began to participate in national politics by voting for the Democratic party at every level, local/city, state and federal. Overall, Cohen shows how the New Deal was made possible by the workers at the ground level. Cohen's book is a must read for anyone interested in the history of Chicago, the New Deal and labor rights.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great view of how early American cities moved from local
*by T***Y on November 2, 2017*

A great view of how early American cities moved from local, ethnic based social networks to more governmental support systems. Also gives a great inside view using Chicago as its case study as to what an urban space looked like and how that space changed and developed based on the role of industry, unions, and the population within those spaces.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Chicago New Deal Book is a Labor of Love
*by P***D on January 20, 2009*

This book is an absolute labor of love! You can easily picture Chicago in the 1920's and 1930's while reading the book, and witness the ebb and flow of politics, personalities, ethnicity, and the economy. A great study of Chicago, labor relations, and humanity in Chicago between the wars.

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