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LABOR: Studies in Working-Class History
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The official journal of @lawcha.bsky.social. Published by @dukepress.bsky.social
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Together, these essays open a vital conversation between labor and military history—one that redefines the politics of work, war, and resistance.
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Volume 22 Issue 3 | Labor | Duke University Press
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Finally, Justin F. Jackson returns in “A ‘Terrible Swift Sword’” to respond—reflecting on what military labor teaches us about power, violence, and solidarity.
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A “Terrible Swift Sword”: Truths About Military Labor Go Marching On? | Labor | Duke University Press
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Tejasvi Nagaraja’s “Gotta Study War Work More” takes us to WWII, showing how soldiers and civilians weighed the “wages of war” in pursuit of justice, democracy, and survival.
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Gotta Study War Work More | Labor | Duke University Press
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In “Mars Before Marx,” John W. Hall traces the intersections of military and labor in the colonial and early republic eras, uncovering how soldiers’ work shaped emerging empires.
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Mars Before Marx: The Problem and Promise of Military Labor in the Colonial Era and Early Republic | Labor | Duke University Press
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Reena N. Goldthree’s “Conceptualizing the ‘Wages of War’” draws on W. E. B. Du Bois to link race, empire, and warfare—showing how war work has long been central to global labor struggles.
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Conceptualizing the “Wages of War” | Labor | Duke University Press
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In “Class/War: Do Labor and Military History Work Together?” @justinfdjackson.bsky.social explores how war and work shape each other—from class struggle to “surplus violence.”
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Class/War: Do Labor and Military History Work Together? | Labor | Duke University Press
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November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM