Which Side Are You On? (book)
| Author | Thomas Geoghegan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Labor studies |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date | August 1, 1991 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 978-0374289195 |
Which Side Are You On? Trying to Be For Labor When It's Flat on Its Back is a 1991 book by Thomas Geoghegan. It was reissued by The New Press in 2004.[1] It chronicles Geoghegan's work with labor unions in the 1970s and 1980s, particularly his efforts to help steel workers at South Deering's Wisconsin Steel mill.[2]
Reception
Which Side Are You On? was nominated for the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award.[3] It earned positive reviews.[4][5][6] The New York Times referred to it as a "quirky, brilliant career memoir."[7]
Legacy
Its reputation has grown over the years. Hendrik Hertzberg, in a 2009 New Yorker article, called it "one of the finest nonfiction books by a contemporary author...a delightful book about the labor movement."[8] Alex Kotlowitz, in the Chicago Tribune, wrote that it was a "smart, irreverent, personal account of organized labor's woes, from a union sympathizer."[9]
References
- ^ "Which Side Are You On?". The New Press.
- ^ "Which Side Are You On?: Trying to Be for Labor When It's Flat on Its Back". Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "National Book Critics Circle: awards". National Book Critics Circle. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Which Side Are You On? by Thomas Geoghegan ISBN 978-0-374-28919-5". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "For Love of Labor". Los Angeles Times. August 25, 1991.
- ^ "Book Review: Working for a Living: Which Side Are You On? - Trying to Be for Labor When It's Flat on Its Back by Thomas Geoghegan".
- ^ Berman, Paul (August 11, 1991). "A Union Man from Harvard". The New York Times.
- ^ Hertzberg, Hendrik (January 6, 2009). "Chicago's Chance…". The New Yorker.
- ^ Kotlowitz, Alex (25 April 2004). "Recommended Reading". Chicago Tribune.