Table of Contents

CoverTitleCopyrightContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Shortages and Strikes, 1945–19482. The Era of “The Treaty of Detroit,” 1949–19503. No Longer the Arsenal of Democracy, 1951–19524. A Post–Korean War Boom, 19535. A “Painfully Inconvenient” Recession, 19546. The Fifties in One Year, 19557. “A Severe and Prolonged Hangover,” 1956–19578. The Nadir, 19589. “What IS happening? Which way ARE we headed?” 1959–1960ConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

About the Author

Daniel J. Clark is an associate professor of history at Oakland University, Michigan. He is the author of Like Night and Day: Unionization in a Southern Mill Town.

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