Stayin' Alive
The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class

One of the most significant and flawlessly executed works of history/political analysis I've read in a long time. Dividing his attention roughly equally between economic, political and cultural history, Cowie tells the tragic tale of the demise of the American working class from the late 1960s to th......more

I had often felt that the Democratic party received a 100 year reprieve from the loss of its Southern wing in the 1970s. Now I have an idea why. The thesis of this book, in my opinion is that the labor movement lost steam for three reasons: 1 they failed to include minorities and women among their r......more

Jefferson Cowie's Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class provides an incisive look at how the cultural ferment of the '60s and '70s drove the white working class to the Right. Traditionally supporters of the Democratic Party, America's blue-collar whites were increasingly al......more

To be brutally honest, the first two chapters of this book put me to sleep. I despised the beginning, it wasn't even that bad, I believe that the flow of it and myself were not jiving. And just when was ready to write it off, this book completely hooked me. I've met junkies that were less addicted......more

This is truly an amazing and informative book, one that everybody with an interest in American history should read.......more