Citizen
Employers: Business Communities and Labor in Cincinnati and San
Francisco, 1870–1916 (Cornell
University Press, 2008). Information is available from the
publisher.
"Cultural Modeling in Two Eras of U.S. Food Protest: Grahamites (1830s) and Organic Advocates (1960s-70s)." Social Problems, vol 58 (2011)
"Casing
Political Consumerism," with David Kadanoff. Mobilization, vol.
15 (2010)
"Reversals
of Fortune: Path Dependency, Problem Solving, and Temporal Cases." Theory and
Society, vol. 39 (2010)
Current
interests
My most recent book examines late 19th century American employers' ideas
about work, placing these ideas in the context of class realignments
and civic reform movements.
I am beginning a comparative and historical
analysis of food-related protest movements.
For more
information on the UCSD Department of Sociology, check its home
page.
