""Credit has always been at the center of American capitalism, but it underwent a major shift in the late nineteenth century. Along with the industrial and bureaucratic transitions, for the first time more and more workers used their future labor income as collateral to build debt, however small...

"For more than twenty years, Robert Bruno has taught labor history and labor studies to union members from a wide range of occupations and demographic groups. In the class, he asked his students to finish the question "Work is-?" in six words or less. The thousands of responses he collected...

"In Big Rural, Crystal Cook Marshall unveils the rural not as wild and unknowable but as measured and intervened-in as big cities, deserving of conceptual rethinking and fresh research, policy, and practical approaches for the benefit of both their citizens and their environments."

"The renewable and alternative energy markets and energy policy have evolved rapidly in recent years. This fully revised and expanded third edition continues to emphasize the political, economic, and social feasibility of alternative energies and adds chapters on energy storage, reforming the...