Cultures of opposition Jewish immigrant workers, New York City, 1881-1905 - Kosak, Hadassa (State University of New York Press, 2000)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-214) and index
Political Culture and Community: The Historical Perspective -- - Cultural Strategies and Political Culture: The Sociological Perspective -- - The Ethnic Identity Perspective -- - Synthesis and Narrative: Jewish Immigrants, 1881 to 1905 -- - Jewish Immigrants to the United States, 1881 to 1905: The Decline of the Old Communities -- - The Emigrants -- - Jewish Citizenship in Action -- - The Decline of Traditional Communities -- - The Impetus to Emigrate -- - Conflicted Cultures: West and East European Jews -- - A Prologue: The Brody Episode -- - Settlement -- - Official Philanthropy and Communal Networks -- - Self-Help Networks and the Making of Social Solidarity -- - Jewish Immigrants and the New York Clothing Industry -- - Garmentmaking: From Craft to Industry -- - Routes of Entry into the Garment Industry -- - Earnings and Work Hours -- - Making a Home and Earning a Living on the Lower East Side -- - Demography and Economy -- - Self-Help and Social Organization -- - German Jews and the Immigrant Community: Geography, Economy, and Ideology -- - The Origins of Jewish Labor Organizations -- - Themes of Collective Action -- - The Culture of Collective Action -- - Interpretations of Labor Unrest -- - Struggles for Control of the Workplace -- - Struggles for Closed Shop and against Scabs -- - Struggles against Sweatshops and the Contracting System -- - Struggles against the Task System -- - The Politics of Morality: Jewish Workers and the Ethnic Community -- - Agencies of Cultural Transmission -- - Appropriating the Power of the Law -- - The Jewish Community and Established Justice