"Walmart is the largest employer in the world. It encompasses nearly 1 percent of the entire American workforce--young adults, parents, formerly incarcerated people, retirees. Walmart also presents one possible future of work--Walmartism--in which the arbitrary authority of managers mixes with a...

Introduction: American Goliath -- Female troubles -- "Made in America": the culture and its promises -- "An exceptional woman:" (non)promotions at Wal-Mart -- Always low wages! -- Retail beyond Wal-Mart -- WWJD? organize Wal-Mart! -- Attention shoppers -- Epilogue