ABSTRACT
This text examines the concept of freedom in the context of American labour history. Nine essays develop themes in this history which show that liberty of contract and inalienable rights form two contradictory traditions concerning freedom.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |7 pages
Prologue
part |41 pages
Independence or Contract
chapter |20 pages
Republican Soil
chapter |19 pages
Contracting Liberties
part |61 pages
Illusory Freedoms
chapter |13 pages
The Properties of Labor
chapter |14 pages
Incorporating Paternalism
chapter |16 pages
Free Education
part |51 pages
New Deals and Old Ideals
