Buy American

Are imports really to blame for disappearing American jobs?Labor historian Dana Frank demonstrated how "Buy American" campaigns are not a new idea, tracing the history and politics of economic nationalism from the American Revolution to the present.The entertaining story is full of surprises, including misguided heroes, chilling racism, and more than a few charlatans.Frank contributes a much-needed new approach to the whole debate between free trade and protectionism, a strategy that would serve the needs of workers instead of the interests of corporations and economic elites.