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Eric Arnesen

b. 1958

American labor historian

Labor historian
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Born 1958. Eric Arnesen is a labor historian.

Eric Arnesen (born 30 April 1958) is an American historian. He is currently the James R. Hoffa Professor of Modern American Labor History at George Washington University. He was a Fulbright Scholar, and is a member of the Organization of American Historians.

Life Arnesen completed his BA degree from Wesleyan University in 1980. He completed his MA in Afro-American Studies from Yale University in 1984. He received his Ph.D. in History from Yale University in 1986.

Selected publications

Articles

Books

Author Waterfront Workers of New Orleans: Race, Class, and Politics, 1863–1923. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994. . Brotherhoods of Color: Black Railroad Workers and the Struggle for Equality. London: Harvard University Press, 2002. . Black Protest and the Great Migration: A Brief History with Documents. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003. . The Human Tradition in American Labor History. Wilmington: SR Books, 2004. . The Black Worker: Race, Labor, and Civil Rights Since Emancipation. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2007. .

Editor Labor Histories: Class, Politics, and the Working-Class Experience. With Julie Greene and Bruce Laurie. University of Illinois Press, 1998. ISBN 978-0252067105. Encyclopedia of US Labor and Working-Class History. London: Routledge, 2006. ISBN 9780415968263.

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Labor historian
Education
Wesleyan University, Yale University
Employers
George Washington University
Awards
Fulbright Scholarship; Wesley Logan Prize

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Who is Eric Arnesen?

American labor historian

When was Eric Arnesen born?

Eric Arnesen was born on 30 April 1958.

What is Eric Arnesen's occupation?

Eric Arnesen is a labor historian.

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