Marxist analysis of labor-management divisions and bourgeoisie emergence, while important, has led to a historical focus on industrial labor that neglected the agrarian foundations of American class categories, which have rural origins predating both Marxist theory and industrial capitalism.
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Nancy EisenbergEvidence Quote
“these british notions...emerged long before karl marx...there's been a great deal of work that has focused on labor history that has focused on the industrial site...i wanted to...talk about recovering this rural language and this rural way of thinking about class”
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Nancy Isenberg - White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America— Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter CollegeCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:12:44 PM
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