Labor Conflict in the United States: An Encyclopedia.

Publication: Business History Review

Publication Date: 22-SEP-91

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COPYRIGHT 1991 Business History Review

Labor Conflict in the United States: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Ronald L. Filippelli * New York: Garland Publishing, 1990. xlviii + 609 pp. Selected bibliography, further reading, and index. $95.00.

There exists an inevitable tension between analytical and episodic history. The former, more respected by academic professionals, is less interested in the "events" of history than in the contexts and concepts whereby those events acquire their "real" significance. The latter, much closer to the lay person's (including the undergraduate's) understanding, concentrates more on the events themselves. Committed to a recounting no less factually accurate, that approach emphasizes the interest intrinsic to each episode.

A topical encyclopedia must embrace both approaches. If...

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