Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-350) and index.

From revolutionary Russian proletariat to quiescent Soviet working c lass -- Moscow's proletarian district and the hammer and sickle steel p lant -- Recruiting workers : the labor market turned upside down -- Att aching workers : the stick, the carrot, and the labor market -- Trainin g workers : from apprenticeship to mass methods -- R-r-r-r-revolutionar y shock work and socialist competition -- The factory as social melting pot -- The factory as community organizer -- The red directors transfo rm Soviet industrial relations -- The making of the new Soviet working class.

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