In John Russo and Sherry Lee Linkon's book, contributors trace the origins
of the new working-class studies, explore how it is being developed both within
and across fields, and identify key themes and issues. Historians, economists,
geographers, sociologists, and scholars of literature and cultural studies
introduce many and varied aspects of this emerging field. Throughout, they
consider how the study of working-class life transforms traditional disciplines
and stress the importance of popular and artistic representations of
working-class life.