The ten essays in this book explore the intersection of race and class in the study of labor on three continents. Leading scholars examine the way in which working-class identities took shape and changed over time in a variety of settings from the seaports of southern Africa to the copper mining region of the American southwest. Engaged with debates in current scholarship yet accessible to a general audience, these essays deepen an understanding of the international dimension of labor history.Author Biography: Peter Alexander is Lecturer in Sociology at the Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. Rick Halpern is Reader in the History of the United States at University College of London.